scrounge

Speech parts

1. scrounge - Noun

2. scrounge - Verb

Meaning

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

collect or look around for (food)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cadge forage sponge wheedle schnorr shnorr panhandle leech chisel hunt raid steal bite borrowing borrow
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Antonyms

repulse shun offer bring add handle
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Hypernyms

run hunt beg track down hunt down

Hyponyms

rustle

Phrases with the word

on the scrounge scrounge from scrounge off

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

scrotumed scrouge scrouger scrounge from scrounge off scrounge up