noun
definition
Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.
verb
definition
To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
definition
To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
example
As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.
Examples of scrounge in a Sentence
It was nice not having to scrounge around for food.
He later switched to private practice, handling drug cases and whatever else he could scrounge up.
Having managed to scrounge a lift off Dan from Xms3, who are also on the bill tonight, I was somewhat early.
She has come down from up the road to the Silver Lounge to scrounge food from the old boys.
Of course even the best mates wo n't let you scrounge cigarettes for long for free.
I have been forced to scrounge off my 76-year-old mother who is on state benefits.
It is estimated that peoples the world over built dwellings with the sun's power in mind, knowing that even in winter, they might get some natural heat without having to scrounge for firewood.
Unfortunately, qualities like tasteful and unique can also be accompanied by intimidating price tags, so you may want to scrounge for sale items during the seasonal turnovers.
Perversely in 1988 I didn't choose to buy or even scrounge a tape of the widely lauded Daydream Nation album.