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v. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother.

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

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

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

v. To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

v. To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

n. Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

v. collect or look around for (food)

v. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

"He says the children selling all manner of trinkets are his friends and uses some kind of innate child-communication to invite them to play with the few toys he has, as well as whatever else they can scrounge from the grounds."

scrounged    scrounges    scrounging   

beg   

scrouge    scrooge    scringe    scrunge   

scrounger   

lounge