scrounge

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 from the neighbors.
v.i.
3. to borrow, esp. a small item one is not expected to return or replace.
4. scrounge around, to search or forage for something, esp. in a haphazard or disorganized fashion; hunt for: We scrounged around for something to eat.
n.
5. a habitual borrower; sponger.
6. an act or instance of scrounging.
7. a person who exists by foraging. Also, scrounger (for defs. 5, 7).
[1905-10; alter. of dial. scringe to glean]

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