Verb
scrounge up (third-person singular simple present scrounges up, present participle scrounging up, simple past and past participle scrounged up)
(transitive, informal) To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.
Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bomc,' I said. 'We have a protractor.' Okay, I'll go home and see if I can scrounge up a ruler and a piece of string. Neal Stephenson