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scrounges up

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

Meaning of scrounge up

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
    • Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.

Questions about scrounges up

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

Words near scrounges up in the dictionary

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

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