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To hunt or search about for something
“Scarlett is desperately trying to scrounge for money for rent and necessities.”
To obtain or get something with great effort
“He was able to scrounge together enough to survive. But he would need all the supplies he could get for winter.”
To live off the kindness or generosity of someone
“Tonino Bisognosi doesn't scrounge off his friends. He gives, he does not take.”
To unlawfully take possession of something
To take for temporary use
To collect, assemble or gather small amounts (especially of money), from various sources
To collect or raise funds or donations
Plural for one who scavenges or forages in search of food or useful things
“Jack is thick with Joxer, his fellow toper and toady, an even worse parasite than the Captain off whom he scrounges.”
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