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scrounges out

scrounges out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrounge out.

Meaning of scrounge out

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.

Questions about scrounges out

What is scrounges out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scrounges out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrounge out.

Words near scrounges out in the dictionary

  1. scrounged up
  2. scrounger
  3. scroungers
  4. scrounges
  5. scrounges down
  6. scrounges out
  7. scrounges up
  8. scroungier
  9. scroungiest
  10. scrounginess
  11. scrounging

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