SCROUNGING Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word scrounging. (close relations)
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| begging | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) | ||||||
| bumming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • a vagrant • person who does no work • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adjective satellite • of very poor quality; flimsy verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • be lazy or idle | ||||||
| cadging | verbv | |||||
verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||
| freeloading | nounn | |||||
verb • live off somebody's generosity | ||||||
| leeching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood | ||||||
| mooching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||||||
| parasitizing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • To live on or in a host organism as a parasite | ||||||
| pilfering | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| scavenging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material • To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities • To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle • To feed on carrion or refuse noun • The act of searching through refuse for useful material. adjective • That eats carrion | ||||||
| sponging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • To take advantage of the kindness of others. • To get by imposition; to scrounge. • To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition. • To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge. • To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge. • To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. • To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven. noun • The application of a sponge. | ||||||
| cadge | verbv | |||||
verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||
| leech | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage verb • draw blood | ||||||
| sponge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used • someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies verb • wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten • ask for and get free; be a parasite • erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard • soak up with a sponge • gather sponges, in the ocean | ||||||
| wheedle | verbv | |||||
verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||
| blag | verb, nounv, n | |||||
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