scrounge

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İngilizce - İngilizce
To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean

Now you don't seem so proud about having to be scrounging your next meal.

To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another

As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.

Someone who scrounges; a scrounger
collect or look around for (food)
{f} hunt for and gather up, forage; borrow something without intending to return or repay it (Slang)
disapproval 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. Williams had to scrounge enough money to get his car out of the car park The government did not give them money, forcing them to scrounge for food. to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself scrounge for (scrunge (1900-2000)). be on the scrounge to be trying to get money or things you want by asking other people for them
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
scrounge up
To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability

Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.

scrounged
past of scrounge
scrounger
someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
scrounger
{i} one who lives at the expense of others, one who borrows from other people without repaying (Slang)
scrounger
One who scrounges
scrounges
plural of scrounge
scrounging
present participle of scrounge
scrounge