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I . scrounge [skraʊnʤ] VB trans, intr inf

to scrounge [sth] off [or from] sb

naciągać [perf naciągnąć] kogoś [na coś]

II . scrounge [skraʊnʤ] N no pl inf

to be on the scrounge

Usage examples with scrounge

to be on the scrounge

to scrounge [sth] off [or from] sb

naciągać [perf naciągnąć] kogoś [na coś]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

During this time they also scrounged supplies from local units, including commandeering a jeep, and taking rice and other rations from the countryside. en.wikipedia.org

He goes through a series of increasingly desperate attempts to get money and eventually scrounges some out of his grumpy grandfather, who just wants to go fishing. en.wikipedia.org

As the season wore on, teams began to fold, and the league scrounged around for replacements. en.wikipedia.org

People squat in abandoned buildings and scrounge for food. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes wives will go gardening, scrounging through garbage cans to provide food for their children and themselves. en.wikipedia.org

The park was soon gutted; seats sold for $10 and fans and present and former club employees scrounged for mementos. en.wikipedia.org

For many months they found themselves scrounging money off the floor. en.wikipedia.org

During his travels he would stay over at temples or sleep in the open wilderness, scrounging by as a beggar. en.wikipedia.org

When his wages were spent, he borrowed and scrounged for money. en.wikipedia.org

Additional communicators and radios increased the communications sections, plus additional mission-essential gear were scrutinized to obviate the prior necessity of scrounging for gear to get ready for their next operation. en.wikipedia.org

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