scrouge

[ skrouj, skrooj ]

/ skraʊdʒ, skrudʒ /

verb (used with or without object), scrouged, scrouging.

to squeeze; crowd.

Also scrooge

[skrooj] /skrudʒ/ .

Origin of scrouge

First recorded in 1820–30; blend of obsolete scruze (itself blend of screw and bruise) and gouge

Words nearby scrouge

scrotectomy, scrotitis, scrotocele, scrotoplasty, scrotum, scrouge, scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, Scrovegni Chapel

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Example sentences from the Web for scrouge

I think we ought to scrouge down under something until the snow stops.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound|Grace Brooks Hill
"You scrouge just like the puppy," was his appreciative comment of her gentle nestling against his little body.
Rose of Old Harpeth|Maria Thompson Daviess
And I thought wed haf to scrouge down over a whisp of fire to-night in the open.
The Corner House Girls' Odd Find|Grace Brooks Hill
He'd have made the young one scrouge himself up dreadful narrow an' wriggle himself free, somehow.
The Brass Bound Box|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for scrouge

scrouge

/ (skraʊdʒ, skruːdʒ) /

verb

(tr) dialect to crowd or press

Word Origin for scrouge

C18: alteration of C16 scruze to squeeze, perhaps blend of screw + squeeze

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单词	scrouge
释义	scrouge [ skrouj, skrooj ] / skraʊdʒ, skrudʒ / verb (used with or without object), scrouged, scrouging. to squeeze; crowd. Also scrooge [skrooj] /skrudʒ/ . Origin of scrouge First recorded in 1820–30; blend of obsolete scruze (itself blend of screw and bruise) and gouge Words nearby scrouge scrotectomy, scrotitis, scrotocele, scrotoplasty, scrotum, scrouge, scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, Scrovegni Chapel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrouge I think we ought to scrouge down under something until the snow stops. The Corner House Girls Snowbound\|Grace Brooks Hill "You scrouge just like the puppy," was his appreciative comment of her gentle nestling against his little body. Rose of Old Harpeth\|Maria Thompson Daviess And I thought wed haf to scrouge down over a whisp of fire to-night in the open. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find\|Grace Brooks Hill He'd have made the young one scrouge himself up dreadful narrow an' wriggle himself free, somehow. The Brass Bound Box\|Evelyn Raymond British Dictionary definitions for scrouge scrouge / (skraʊdʒ, skruːdʒ) / verb (tr) dialect to crowd or press Word Origin for scrouge C18: alteration of C16 scruze to squeeze, perhaps blend of screw + squeeze Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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