to scavenge

Examples

• All

• Grant takes a better look around Eric's tiny hideaway, impressed with what he's been able to scavenge.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Mark had been able to scavenge for them: shield leather from a dead Roman soldier.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I could pull a whole one or scavenge it for parts.

  Shark Side of the Moon (2022)

• I imagine that they could go to any store and kind of scavenge what they wanted.

  Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

• If it is, we might be able to scavenge the tech you need to fix your suit.

  Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

• But as Americans scavenge the mall for luxurious items, elsewhere in the world, people must scavenge for food.

  Academic text (2003)

• I scavenged these from your kitchen vault.

  Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)

• In some dumps, the people set the garbage on fire and scavenge the waste that is left.

  Academic text (2002)

• The shortage of metals became so serious that Confederate soldiers scavenged battlefields for copper and lead.

  Academic text (2007)

• They had to scavenge through the wreckage to find useful supplies.

Synonyms

R

to recover

vsto scavenge

• Specialized

246 3.9

Take useful materials from waste to use again

focuses on collecting usable items directly from discarded waste without processing

S

to salvage

vsto scavenge

109 4.4

To save something from damage or loss

focuses on searching ordinary discarded waste for any usable items

S

to scrounge

vsto scavenge

• Informal

12 6.8

To search for food or supplies by using what you find

focuses on searching discarded refuse specifically for anything usable

R

to reclaim

vsto scavenge

11 3.7

To take useful materials from waste so they can be used again

focuses on finding usable things in refuse rather than processing materials

How Thorough

to salvage

109 4.4

to rummage

35 3.8

to scavenge

8 6.4

to scrounge

• Informal

12 6.8

to pick

241 1.4

Surface Forms

Etymology