English verb: scrounge | |||
1. | scrounge (possession) collect or look around for (food) | ||
Examples | The men scrounge the area for animals , The men scrounge for animals in the area | ||
Synonyms | forage | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunt down, run, track down | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rustle | ||
2. | scrounge (possession) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||
Samples | He is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends. | ||
Synonyms | cadge, schnorr, shnorr | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beg | ||