scrounges
Cadges from others
Scrounges is the third-person singular of scrounge, meaning to obtain something by begging, borrowing, or resourceful hunting rather than paying or earning it properly.
The word suggests informal acquisition through persistence or opportunism: He scrounges cigarettes from coworkers, She scrounges through thrift stores for vintage finds.
Someone who scrounges lives by cobbling together what others discard or share reluctantly.
Getting through effort
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
- acquiringGaining possession of
- findingConclusion from investigation
securing · salvaging · gleaning · nabbing · snagging · wrangling · finagling · hustling
Creating spontaneously without plan
- making doUsing available resources adequately
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- patchingRepairing by covering
- repurposingAdapting for different use
recycling · upcycling · jury-rigging · bootstrapping · thriftiness · frugality · ingenuity · self-reliance
Searching by moving things
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- huntingPursuing wild game
- diggingRemoving earth below
- rootingActively cheering someone on
foraging · scouring · ferreting · rifling · combing · nosing · poking · scavenging
Deficient supply of necessities
- wantTo desire something
- lackDeficiency or absence
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- povertySevere lack of resources
deprivation · lean times · hard times · necessity · desperation · hand-to-mouth · struggling · scraping by
procuring
Getting through effort
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
- acquiringGaining possession of
finding · securing · salvaging · gleaning · nabbing · snagging · wrangling · finagling · hustling · cadging
improvising
Creating spontaneously without plan
- making doUsing available resources adequately
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- patchingRepairing by covering
repurposing · recycling · upcycling · jury-rigging · bootstrapping · thriftiness · frugality · ingenuity · self-reliance · survivalism
rummaging
Searching by moving things
rooting · foraging · scouring · ferreting · rifling · combing · nosing · poking · scavenging · dumpster diving
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
poverty · deprivation · lean times · hard times · necessity · desperation · hand-to-mouth · struggling · scraping by · doing without
scroungespurchases
Goods obtained for money
buys · orders · commissions · patronizes
- scrounge upObtain with difficulty
- on the scrounge