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scrounge out

scrounge out verb: to scrounge (something of minimal value); to barely survive or succeed.

Verb

scrounge out (third-person singular simple present scrounges out, present participle scrounging out, simple past and past participle scrounged out)

  1. (transitive) To scrounge (something of minimal value); to barely survive or succeed.
    • Despite our hangover and lack of supplies, we scrounged out a breakfast.
    • The team scrounged out a victory last night.

Forms of scrounge out

third-person singular presentscrounges out
present participlescrounging out
past participlescrounged out
pastscrounged out

Questions about scrounge out

What does scrounge out mean?
Scrounge out means to scrounge (something of minimal value); to barely survive or succeed.
What part of speech is scrounge out?
Scrounge out is a verb.
What is the past tense of scrounge out?
The past tense of scrounge out is scrounged out.

Words near scrounge out in the dictionary

  1. scrouging
  2. scround
  3. scrounds
  4. scrounge
  5. scrounge down
  6. scrounge out
  7. scrounge up
  8. scrounged
  9. scrounged down
  10. scrounged out
  11. scrounged up

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