See scrounge on Wiktionary
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean",
"word": "sablear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean",
"word": "garronear"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean",
"word": "aşırmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean",
"word": "otlakçılık etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean",
"word": "yürütmek"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otmǎkvam",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "отмъквам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadigam",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "задигам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "bietsen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "pummata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "quémander"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "profiter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "schnorren"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "scroccare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "pati"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "whakapati"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "pīnono"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "kaimātai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "pītoto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyprášivatʹ",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выпра́шивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vycygánivatʹ",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "выцыга́нивать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "gorronear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "cafichear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "bolsear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another",
"word": "comer la sopa boba"
}
],
"word": "scrounge"
}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
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"Rhymes:English/aʊndʒ",
"Rhymes:English/aʊndʒ/1 syllable",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations",
"Terms with Turkish translations",
"en:People"
],
"etymology_text": "1915, alteration of dialectal scrunge (\"to search stealthily, rummage, pilfer\") (1909), of uncertain origin, perhaps from dialectal scringe (\"to pry about\"); or perhaps related to scrouge, scrooge (\"push, jostle\") (1755, also Cockney slang for \"a crowd\"), probably suggestive of screw, squeeze. Popularized by the military in World War I.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "scrounges",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "scrounge (plural scrounges)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "scringe"
},
{
"word": "scrooge"
},
{
"word": "scrouge"
},
{
"word": "scrunge"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Someone who scrounges; a scrounger."
],
"links": [
[
"scrounger",
"scrounger"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/skɹaʊnd͡ʒ/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-scrounge.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0c/En-us-scrounge.ogg/En-us-scrounge.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/En-us-scrounge.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʊndʒ"
}
],
"word": "scrounge"
}
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