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Definition of Scrounge
1. Verb. Collect or look around for (food). "The men scrounge for animals in the area"
Generic synonyms: Hunt, Hunt Down, Run, Track Down
Specialized synonyms: Rustle
Derivative terms: Forage, Foraging, Scrounger
2. Verb. Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling. ; "He is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
Definition of Scrounge
1. Verb. To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean. ¹
2. Verb. To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another. ¹
3. Noun. Someone who scrounges; a scrounger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrounge
1. to gather by foraging [v SCROUNGED, SCROUNGING, SCROUNGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrounge
| scrouge scrouged scrouger scrougers scrouges scrouging scrounge (current term) scrounge up scrounged scrounger | scroungers scrounges scroungier scroungiest scrounging scroungy scrow scrowdge scrowdged scrowdges | scrowl |
Literary usage of Scrounge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"Centers require the teacher to think up activities, gather (translation: buy or
scrounge) the equipment or supplies needed, design an inquiry process, ..."
2. Guided Reading Basics: Organizing, Managing and Implementing a Balanced by Lori Rog (2003)
"scrounge stores at Halloween for tools like "witch fingers" that the students
can place over their own fingers for tracking. Sharlene Kujat, a Kindergarten ..."
3. Adventure Guide Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2005)
"Some sites, however, can be less than basic and you may have to scrounge around
for facilities. Remember not to leave valuables in your tent unless there is ..."
4. The Marshall Plan Summer: An Eyewitness Report on Europe and the Russians in by Thomas Andrew Bailey (1977)
"The Russians even tried to scrounge in the neighboring American zone, with scant
success. Looting, drunkenness, and rape have traditionally been the rewards ..."
5. Zones of Strain: A Memoir of the Early Cold War by Alfred Connor Bowman (1982)
"In the Emilia Region AMG milieu, the word "scrounge" achieved a prominent place
in day-to-day social intercourse, as well as in official business. ..."
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