Synonyms for scrounge
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : skrounj |
| Phonetic Transcription : skraÊŠndÊ’ |
Définition of scrounge
Origin :- "to acquire by irregular means," 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. Related: Scrounged; scrounging.
- verb beg, forage for
- I was never any good at this so Bruce used to scrounge for us.
- Extract from : « The Biography of a Rabbit » by Roy Benson
- I could scrounge me a company job and have a thinking closet all to myself and two secretaries with stainless steel breasts.
- Extract from : « The Creature from Cleveland Depths » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- While my company was in support one day my corporal and I managed to scrounge into a pill-box away from the awful mud.
- Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
- One day we missed one of our fellows, a Cockney, for about two hours, and guessed he was on the "scrounge" somewhere or other.
- Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
- Back from a spell behind Ypres in 1915, a few of us decided to scrounge round for a hair-cut.
- Extract from : « 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories » by Various
- "Let's scrounge anything we can find that runs on gasoline or coal oil," said Al Miner.
- Extract from : « The Year When Stardust Fell » by Raymond F. Jones
Antonyms for scrounge
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