verb · intransitive · rare

scrounge

scrounge · scrounges · scrounged · scrounging

просити, благати, жебрати

собирать, выпрашивать, выцыганивать

abstauben, stibitzen, klauben, schnorren

To hunt about, especially for something of nominal valueTo hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

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/ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/

» I'll have to scrounge up another couple of dollars.

Meaning

2 senses

(ambitransitive)To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
scrounge for food
abstauben, klauben, stibitzen
собиратьsobiratʹ
(intransitive)To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.
schnorren
выпра́шиватьvyprášivatʹ, выцыга́ниватьvycygánivatʹ

More definitions

collect or look around for (food)
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Examples

5 sentences

I'll have to scrounge up another couple of dollars.
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Are you tired of having to scrounge for money?
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There were hyenas in the area scrounging around for food.
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Tom lived a year on the street, scrounging for food.
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Can I scrounge a fag?
ruМогу я стрельнуть сигаретку?
deKann ich mir eine Zigarette schnorren?
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean:

To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean:

To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another:

Origin

1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge ("to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer") (1909), of

1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge ("to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer") (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe ("to pry about"); or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge ("push, jostle") (1755, also Cockney slang for "a crowd"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I.

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