| VERB | possession | scrounge, forage | collect or look around for (food) |
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| possession | scrounge, schnorr, shnorr, cadge | obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling / wheedling |
| Sounds | skraw'njh | |
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| Rhymes | lounge | |
| Meaning | Collect or look around for (food) . | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The men scrounge the area for animals; The men scrounge for animals in the area | |
| Synonym | forage | |
| Narrower | rustle | Forage food |
| Broader | hunt, run, hunt down, track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) |
| Spanish | ir de caza | |
| Nouns | scrounger | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) |
| Meaning | Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling / wheedling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | schnorr, shnorr, cadge | |
| Broader | beg | ask to obtain free |
| Spanish | gorronear | |
| Catalan | gorrejar | |
| Nouns | scrounger | someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) |
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