mooch

M0409700 (mo͞och) Informal v. mooched, mooch·ing, mooch·es v.tr.1. To obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge. See Synonyms at cadge.2. To steal; filch.v.intr.1. To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge: lived by mooching off friends.2. To wander about aimlessly.3. To skulk around; sneak.n.1. One who begs or cadges; a sponge.2. A dupe, as in a confidence game.

[Middle English mowchen, probably from Old French muchier, to hide, skulk.]

mooch′er n.

mooch

(muːtʃ) vb1. (often foll by: around) to loiter or walk aimlessly2. (intr) to behave in an apathetic way3. (intr) to sneak or lurk; skulk4. (tr) to cadge5. (Law) (tr) chiefly US and Canadian to steal[C17: perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk] ˈmoocher n

mooch

(mutʃ) Slang. v.t. 1. to borrow without intending to return or repay; scrounge; cadge. 2. to steal. v.i. 3. to sponge; cadge; scrounge. 4. to skulk or sneak. 5. to loiter or wander about. n. 6. Also, mooch′er. a person who mooches. [1845–55; earlier, to play truant; of uncertain orig.]

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Past participle: mooched
Gerund: mooching

Imperative
mooch
mooch

Present
I mooch
you mooch
he/she/it mooches
we mooch
you mooch
they mooch

Preterite
I mooched
you mooched
he/she/it mooched
we mooched
you mooched
they mooched

Present Continuous
I am mooching
you are mooching
he/she/it is mooching
we are mooching
you are mooching
they are mooching

Present Perfect
I have mooched
you have mooched
he/she/it has mooched
we have mooched
you have mooched
they have mooched

Past Continuous
I was mooching
you were mooching
he/she/it was mooching
we were mooching
you were mooching
they were mooching

Past Perfect
I had mooched
you had mooched
he/she/it had mooched
we had mooched
you had mooched
they had mooched

Future
I will mooch
you will mooch
he/she/it will mooch
we will mooch
you will mooch
they will mooch

Future Perfect
I will have mooched
you will have mooched
he/she/it will have mooched
we will have mooched
you will have mooched
they will have mooched

Future Continuous
I will be mooching
you will be mooching
he/she/it will be mooching
we will be mooching
you will be mooching
they will be mooching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mooching
you have been mooching
he/she/it has been mooching
we have been mooching
you have been mooching
they have been mooching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mooching
you will have been mooching
he/she/it will have been mooching
we will have been mooching
you will have been mooching
they will have been mooching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mooching
you had been mooching
he/she/it had been mooching
we had been mooching
you had been mooching
they had been mooching

Conditional
I would mooch
you would mooch
he/she/it would mooch
we would mooch
you would mooch
they would mooch

Past Conditional
I would have mooched
you would have mooched
he/she/it would have mooched
we would have mooched
you would have mooched
they would have mooched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mooch - someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)cadger, moocher, scroungerbeggar, mendicant - a pauper who lives by beggingschnorrer, shnorrer - (Yiddish) a scrounger who takes advantage of the generosity of others
Verb	1.	mooch - ask for and get free; be a parasitebum, cadge, grub, spongeobtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading"

mooch

verbSlang. To ask or ask for as charity:beg, bum, cadge.Informal: panhandle.

Translations

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mooch

(muːtʃ) verb (slang). 1. to wander about (as if) without any purpose. There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.闲逛2. (American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge. He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.揩油

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mooch off (of) (someone or something)

To ask for or obtain (something) through the charity of someone or something; to sponge off someone or something else. My brother has been mooching off me and my wife ever since he lost his job. You can't expect to get very far in life just by mooching off of the success of other people.See also: mooch, off

mooch about (somewhere)

To waste time or loiter (somewhere); to spend time (somewhere) idly or listlessly. Primarily heard in UK. I got off work a little early, so I'm just going to mooch about in the city centre for a bit before I head home. John's taken to mooching about his flat all day long ever since he lost his job.See also: mooch

mooch around (somewhere)

To waste time or loiter (somewhere); to spend time (somewhere) idly or listlessly. Primarily heard in UK. I got off work a little early, so I'm just going to mooch around in the city centre for a bit before I head home. John's taken to mooching around his flat all day long ever since he lost his job.See also: around, mooch

mooch (something) from

To ask for or obtain something through the charity of someone else; to sponge something off someone. I barely had any money while was in college, so I got most of my meals during the day by mooching food from my friends. You'll never learn how to be independent if you're always mooching from your parents.See also: mooch

mooch (something) from someone

to beg something from someone. Can I mooch a match from you? Go mooch some money from Fred. Why do you always mooch from people?See also: mooch

mooch

(mutʃ)1. tv. & in. to beg for money, liquor, or drugs in public places. No mooching around here! Move along! 2. n. a beggar. I don’t want to be a mooch, but could I borrow your lawn mower? 3. n. narcotics. (see also hooch.) He’s gonna have to work hard to get off the mooch.

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verb to ask or ask for as charity

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noun someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

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verb ask for and get free

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