Scrounge — is an Autobot from the Marvel comics universe. His alternate mode was some sort of Cybertronian Unicycle (or simply a wheel).Transformers: Generation 1Transformers character name =Scrounge caption = affiliation =Autobot subgroup =None function… … Wikipedia
scrounge — [ skraundʒ ] verb intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to get something you want by asking someone for it instead of providing it or paying for it yourself ╾ scrounge noun count ╾ scroung|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scrounge — [v] beg, forage for bum, freeload, hunt, sponge, wheedle; concepts 48,216 Ant. give, offer … New thesaurus
scrounge — informal ► VERB ▪ seek to obtain (something) from others without having to pay or work for it. ► NOUN ▪ an act or the action of scrounging. DERIVATIVES scrounger noun. ORIGIN variant of dialect scrunge «steal» … English terms dictionary
scrounge — [skrounj] vt. scrounged, scrounging [prob. altered < SCROUGE] 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 vi. Informal to seek ( around)… … English World dictionary
scrounge — scrounge1 [skraundʒ] v [I and T] informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: scrunge to steal (1900 2000)] to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself scrounge for ▪ a group of children scrounging … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrounge — UK [skraʊndʒ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms scrounge : present tense I/you/we/they scrounge he/she/it scrounges present participle scrounging past tense scrounged past participle scrounged informal to get something that you want… … English dictionary
scrounge — v. (colloq.) 1) (D; intr.) ( to scavenge ) to scrounge for 2) (D; tr.) ( to wheedle ) to scrounge from (he scrounged a cigarette from me) * * * [skraʊndʒ] (colloq.) (D; intr.) ( to scavenge ) to scrounge for (D; tr.) ( to wheedle ) to scrounge… … Combinatory dictionary
scrounge — /skrownj/, v., scrounged, scrounging, n. v.t. 1. to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette. 2. to gather together by foraging; seek out: We ll try to scrounge enough food for supper… … Universalium
scrounge — 1 verb (I, T) informal to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourself: scrounge (sth) off/from sb: I managed to scrounge some money off my dad. scrounger noun (C) 2 noun be on the scrounge… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English