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scrounge
[ skrounj ]
verb (used with object)
- to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it:
to scrounge a cigarette.
- to gather together by foraging; seek out:
We'll try to scrounge enough food for supper from the neighbors.
verb (used without object)
- to borrow, especially a small item one is not expected to return or replace.
noun
- a habitual borrower; sponger.
- an act or instance of scrounging.
- a person who exists by foraging.
verb phrase
- to search or forage for something, especially in a haphazard or disorganized fashion; hunt for:
We scrounged around for something to eat.
scrounge
/ 蝉办谤补蕣苍诲萧 /
verb
- whenintr, sometimes foll by around to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
- to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉肠谤辞耻苍驳别谤, noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scrounge1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of scrounge1
Example Sentences
鈥淚t shouldn鈥檛 be. You shouldn鈥檛 scrounge to save money to go somewhere and be told you鈥檒l be put on a waiting list. That should not happen, but it does.鈥
In the end, the Sheriff鈥檚 Department said it scrounged up nearly 100 buses, borrowing from nearby counties, the state prison system and the local public transit system in case the winds shifted.
Broke and missing his passport but infused with a traveler鈥檚 spirit, Khalid scrounges for odd jobs 鈥 restaurant work, cleaning the marina, painting someone鈥檚 boat 鈥 to make enough money to fly back.
Who scrounged to build her home and start a small business, struggled to meet a payroll and was forced to deal with clueless bureaucrats.
One reason this unprecedentedly tied race is so difficult to handicap is that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are scrounging for votes in different universes.
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