scavenge verb

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/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ v [I or T]

Definition

•

to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish

The flood has left villagers and animals desperately scavenging for food.

We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the local rubbish dump.

•

If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals.

(Definition of scavenge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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