scrounge

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/
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• /ˈskɹæʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand
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• /ˈskɹaːnd͡ʒ/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
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• rhymes with -aʊndʒ
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• CMU ARPABET: S K R AW1 N JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Dutch: schooien — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Dutch: bij elkaar scharrelen — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• French: glaner — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• German: abstauben — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• German: klauben — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• German: stibitzen — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Italian: battere cassa — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Māori: pītoto — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Russian: собирать (sobiratʹ) — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Turkish: aşırmak — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Turkish: otlakçılık etmek — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Turkish: yürütmek — To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean
• Bulgarian: отмъквам (otmǎkvam) — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Bulgarian: задигам (zadigam) — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Dutch: bietsen — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Dutch: achterover drukken — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Finnish: pummata — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• French: quémander — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• French: profiter — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• German: schnorren — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Italian: scroccare — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Māori: pati — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Māori: whakapati — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Māori: pīnono — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Māori: kaimātai — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Māori: pītoto — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Russian: выпра́шивать (vyprášivatʹ) — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another
• Russian: выцыга́нивать (vycygánivatʹ) — To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another