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scrounged

scrounged is the simple past and past participle of scrounge.

Meaning of scrounge

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
    • scrounge for food
  2. (intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
    • As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.

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Phrases with scrounged

Questions about scrounged

What is scrounged the simple past and past participle of?
Scrounged is the simple past and past participle of scrounge.

Words near scrounged in the dictionary

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

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