scrounge

Meaning

Verb

1. To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
2. To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

Noun

Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

Synonyms

cadge

forage

rifle

schnorr

shnorr

crib

defalcate

embezzle

grapple

grasp

gripe

hum

kidnap

mooch

nab

poach

beg

rape

ravish

rob

scab

seize

snap

snatch

snitch

spoil

sponge

🧽

steal

swipe

thieve

tear from

purloin

borrow

catch

clutch

cop

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Translations

schnorren

quémander

yürütmek

glaner

gorronear

abstauben

organiseren

mendier

klauben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɹaʊnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

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.