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scrounge

scrounge [ skrownj ] (past and past participle scrounged, present participle scroung·ing, 3rd person present singular scroung·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. beg or borrow: to acquire something from somebody by begging or borrowing without intending to make repayment or return

2. get from any available source: to seek and acquire something from any available source, e.g. by foraging

[Early 20th century. Alteration of dialect scringe "prowl around," alteration of cringe]

scroung·er noun
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