[scrounge] vb scrounged ; scroung.ing [alter. of E dial. scrunge to wander about idly] vt (ca. 1909) 1: steal, swipe
2. a: to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrowing b: finagle, wheedle--often used with up ~ vi: to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available; also: to actively seek money, work, or sustenance from any available source -- scroung.er n