scrounge

Definition of Scrounge in English :

1. forage, scrounge

collect or look around for (food)

2. cadge, schnorr, scrounge, shnorr

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Example Sentences:
'he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scrounge

verb informal

1. (when intr, sometimes foll by around)

to search in order to acquire (something) without cost

2.

to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging

verb transitiveWord forms: scrounged or ˈscrounging Informal

1.

to manage to get or find by hunting around

usually with up

2.

to get by begging or sponging; mooch

3.

to take without permission; pilfer

verb intransitive

4. Informal

to seek (around) for something; forage

v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es
Informal

v.tr.

1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother. See Synonyms at cadge.

2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.

v.intr.

1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.

2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.