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scrounge
verb scrounged, scrounging
    tr & intr
    1. colloq
      To get something by shamelessly asking or begging; to cadge or sponge.
      Example: He scrounged a fiver off his old granny
      Thesaurus: beg, panhandle (US slang), freeload, sponge, wheedle, cadge, purloin, bum (US slang).
    intr
    2. To hunt or search around for it.
      Form: scrounge for something (often)
Derivative: scrounger
noun
    Derivative: scrounging
    noun
      Etymology: Early 20c: from dialect scrunge to steal.



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