scrounge

S0173400 (skrounj)v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Informal v.tr.1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother. See Synonyms at cadge.2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.v.intr.1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.

[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]

scroung′er n.

scrounge

(skraʊndʒ) vb1. (when: intr, sometimes foll by around) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost2. to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging[C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin] ˈscrounger n

scrounge

(skraʊndʒ)

v.t. 1. to borrow with no intention of repaying. 2. to assemble by foraging. v.i. 3. to borrow something small that one is not expected to return. [1905–10; alter. of dial. scringe to glean] scroung′er, n.

scrounge

- First meant to live off or sponge off someone else; it is a variant of scrunge, "steal."See also related terms for steal.

scrounge

Past participle: scrounged
Gerund: scrounging

Imperative
scrounge
scrounge

Present
I scrounge
you scrounge
he/she/it scrounges
we scrounge
you scrounge
they scrounge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	scrounge - collect or look around for (food)foragehunt, hunt down, track down, run - pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"rustle - forage food
	2.	scrounge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"schnorr, shnorr, cadgebeg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food"

scrounge

verb (Informal) cadge, beg, sponge (informal), bum (informal), touch (someone) for (slang), blag (slang), wheedle, mooch (slang), forage for, hunt around (for), sorn (Scot.), freeload (slang), bludge (Austral. & N.Z. informal) She had to scrounge the money.

Translations

乞讨讨要

scrounge

(skraundʒ) verb to get by begging from someone else. May I scrounge some coffee? 乞讨，讨要 ˈscrounger noun乞讨者

scrounge

be on the scrounge (for something)

To be asking for something without intending to do or give anything in exchange. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Tommy's on the scrounge for money again." B: "That kid needs to get a job."See also: on, scrounge

go on the scrounge (for something)

To begin asking for something without intending to do or give anything in exchange. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Tommy's gone on the scrounge for money again." B: "That kid needs to get a job."See also: go, on, scrounge

scrounge around (for someone or something)

To search all around trying to locate someone or something suited to one's purpose. Stranded in the mountains until a search team came for us, we were forced to scrounge around for anything we could eat. Due to new immigration restrictions, the hotel industry along the east coast has been scrounging around for enough workers to handle their busy season. Our magazine scrounges around for the very best deals on state-of-the-art electronics and appliances.See also: around, scrounge, someone

scrounge up

To locate someone or something after foraging or searching exhaustively. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scrounge" and "up." Due to new immigration restrictions, the hotel industry along the east coast has been struggling to scrounging up enough workers to handle their busy season. Even though a trip to the grocery store was long overdue, I was able to scrounge enough food up to make a decent dinner. My mother refuses to buy anything new unless she can scrounge up a coupon for it.See also: scrounge, up

scrounge around (for someone or something)

Fig. to look around all over for someone or something. I scrounged around for Jamie, but she was nowhere to be found. I will try to scrounge around for a replacement part that will do the job.See also: around, scrounge

scrounge someone or something up

Fig. to find someone or something somewhere; to dig someone or something up. I can't think of anyone just now, but I will scrounge someone up. They scrounged up an escort for Liz.See also: scrounge, up

scrounge around

Forage about in an effort to obtain something at no cost, as in We scrounged around their kitchen looking for a snack. It derives from the dialectal scrunge, "steal." [Colloquial; c. 1900] See also: around, scrounge

scrounge up

Find or round up something, as in I'll have to scrounge up another microphone for today's speaker. [Colloquial; c. 1900] See also: scrounge, up

be/go on the ˈscrounge (for something)

(British English, informal, disapproving) ask somebody for money, food, etc. without doing any work for it or paying for it: She’s always on the scrounge for cigarettes. Why doesn’t she buy her own?See also: go, on, scrounge

scrounge up

v. To obtain something by or as if by begging, scavenging, or borrowing: The dog scrounged up a bone in the pile of trash. I didn't have any quarters for the washing machine, but I scrounged some up by looking under the cushions on the sofa.See also: scrounge, up

scrounge (around (for someone or something))

(skrɑʊndʒ...) in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. Ask John to scrounge around for a wrench. See also: scrounge, someone

scrounge (around )

verbSee scrounge (around for someone or something)See also: scrounge

scrounge someone or something up

tv. to get someone or something somehow. I scrounged a doctor up in the middle of the night. See also: scrounge, someone, something, up

Acronym

Definition

SCROUNGE➣Students for Computer Recycling to Offer Underrepresented Groups in Education (Pennsylvania)

SCROUNGE➣Selective Collection and Redistribution of Other Units Nonchalantly Guarded Equipment

scrounge

Related to scrounge: separately, subpar

verb

Synonyms for scrounge

verb cadge

Synonyms

cadge
beg
sponge
bum
touch (someone) for
blag
wheedle
mooch
forage for
hunt around (for)
sorn
freeload
bludge

Synonyms for scrounge

verb collect or look around for (food)

Synonyms

forage

Related Words

hunt
hunt down
track down
run
rustle

verb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Synonyms

schnorr
shnorr
cadge