scrounge up

verb

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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person scrounges up · participle present scrounging up · participle past scrounged up · past scrounged up

  1. informaltransitiveTo 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.

Translations

German auftreiben
  • auftreibento find despite a lack of availability
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APA

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Chicago

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