v. & n. colloq.
--v.
1. tr. (also absol.) obtain (things) illicitly or by cadging.
2 intr. search about to find something at no cost.
--n. an act of scrounging.
Phrases and idioms:
on the scrounge engaged in scrounging.
Derivatives:
scrounger n.
Etymology: var. of dial. scrunge steal