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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 | ||
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