🗑️scavenge

verb
/ˈskævɪndʒ/

Meaning

to search through waste or discarded material to find useful items

Example Sentences

The children scavenged for food in the garbage dump.

Synonyms

rummage, forage, hunt, search

Antonyms

discard, abandon

Collocations

scavenge for food, scavenge materials, animals scavenge

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