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scrounge

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1. scrounge - Noun

2. scrounge - Verb

Meaning

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

collect or look around for (food)

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he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends Source: Internet

As a way to scrounge up some extra cash, Guevara started his own mobile car washing system on the weekends. Source: Internet

As the two scuffle their way through a harsh winter, they scrounge enough money to escape to sunny Florida. Source: Internet

Thankfully I was able to scrounge up a feasible brush for a quick application; I dusted it underneath my cheekbones, the sides and tip of my nose, and around my hairline, chin, and jawline. Source: Internet

In fact, many of the thwarted birds in the experiment eventually learned to scrounge quickly from their partner's food, taking advantage of a two-second window before the feeders locked back up. Source: Internet

Like most kids, my brother and sisters and I were always on the scrounge for biscuits and sweets. Source: Internet

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