ALL meanings of scrounge
scrounge
S s - intransitive verb scrounge borrow, beg for sth 1
- intransitive verb scrounge live at sb else's expense 1
- intransitive verb scrounge beg for, obtain from others 1
- abbreviation SCROUNGE search 1
- abbreviation SCROUNGE scrounger 1
- verb with object scrounge to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette. 1
- verb with object scrounge to gather together by foraging; seek out: We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors. 1
- verb without object scrounge to borrow, especially a small item one is not expected to return or replace. 1
- noun scrounge a habitual borrower; sponger. 1
- noun scrounge an act or instance of scrounging. 1
- noun scrounge a person who exists by foraging. 1
- verb scrounge If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it. 0
- verb scrounge to search in order to acquire (something) without cost 0
- verb scrounge to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging 0
- verb transitive scrounge to manage to get or find by hunting around 0
- verb transitive scrounge to get by begging or sponging; mooch 0
- verb transitive scrounge to take without permission; pilfer 0
- intransitive verb scrounge to seek (around) for something; forage 0