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2 to mooch about / mooch around
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3 mooch
mu:( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) dar vueltas, deambular2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) gorreartr[mʊːʧ]mooch (off s.o.)expr.• gorronear (a alguien) * expr.mooch*expr.• ser un parásito expr.muːtʃ
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transitive verb (AmE colloq) gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)
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vi (BrE) (+ adv compl)to mooch around o about the house/town — dar* vueltas por la casa/deambular por la ciudad
[muːtʃ]VIto mooch about or around the shops — pasear por las tiendas
to mooch about or around the house — dar vueltas por la casa
* * *[muːtʃ]
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transitive verb (AmE colloq) gorronear (fam), gorrear (fam), garronear (RPl fam), bolsear (Chi fam)
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vi (BrE) (+ adv compl)to mooch around o about the house/town — dar* vueltas por la casa/deambular por la ciudad
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4 mooch
v.1 gorronear.2 vagar sin rumbo.3 andar escondido. -> mooch about, mooch around (pt & pp mooched) -
5 andar
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo 1◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (AmL):◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream3 (+ compl)◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?; anda en Londres he's in London; anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight; me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering meb) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;( salir con) to go out with sb;c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth4 ( rondar):◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 605 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth 6 ( en exclamaciones)a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)c) ( instando a hacer algo):◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq) verbo transitivo 1 ( caminar) to walk 2 (AmC) ( llevar): siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts andarse verbo pronominal 1 andarse con algo: ándate con cuidado take care, be careful 2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse): ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino pluralgait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing ' andar' also found in these entries: Spanish: andares - bicicleta - boca - casa - cien - dinero - echar - escasa - escaso - gatas - greña - holgada - holgado - juego - peculiar - puntilla - reconocer - soltarse - tienta - torpe - torpeza - anduve - bien - caballo - caminar - cojo - compañía - corto - descaminado - desgarbado - gata - gatear - mal - nube - ojo - paso English: ambulatory - badly - barefoot - blunder - bustle - crawl - down - drag - even - gait - grope - heavily - large - loose - mooch - mope about - mope around - move about - move around - pad about - pad around - pick - plod - pound - prance - pressed - pussyfoot - run - scramble - short - slouch - slouch about - slouch around - slow - stall - steadily - stoop - stride - tiptoe - toddler - tout - tramp - trek - trip along - upright - waddle - walk - walking pace - walking shoes - blink -
6 stop
stop
1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) impedir, evitar, detener2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar(se)5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) apretar, cubrir6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) quedarse, permanecer
2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, alto, interrupción2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, llave5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tope•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up
stop1 n paradastop2 vb1. parar / detenerdoes the number 35 bus stop here? ¿para aquí el autobús número 35?2. dejar / parar3. interrumpir4. impedirstop it! ¡basta ya!
stop /(e)s'top/ sustantivo masculino ( disco) stop sign
stop m Auto stop sign ' stop' also found in these entries: Spanish: alto - aparte - atajar - bajar - calentarse - callar - callarse - calzo - cascar - cesar - chorrada - consistir - coto - cuestión - dejar - dejarse - despreocuparse - detener - detenerse - discrecional - encontrarse - enrollarse - erradicación - escala - escampar - extemporánea - extemporáneo - gallina - garantizar - hoy - impedir - instar - ladrón - ladrona - lamentarse - lengua - macarra - mamarrachada - mariposear - ombligo - paliza - pamplina - parar - parada - paralizar - pararse - pedigüeña - pedigüeño - próxima - próximo English: be - blurt out - bus stop - by - daydream - dead - do - door stop - door stopper - draw - earth - fast - fiddle about with - full stop - get at - gloat - halt - harp on - jerk - mooch - must - nervous - next - now - pick on - pit stop - play around - request stop - rot - short - stand about - stand around - stop - stop by - stop off - stop out - stop over - stop sign - stop up - stop-off - stop-press - take out - tamper - threaten - time-wasting - urge - waste - way - whine - abruptlytr[stɒp]1 (halt) parada, alto2 (stopping place) parada■ which stop do you want to get off at? ¿dónde quieres bajar?3 (on journey) parada; (break, rest) descanso, pausa5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on organ) registro; (knob) botón nombre masculino de registro; (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino6 (in camera) diafragma nombre masculino1 (halt - vehicle, person) parar, detener; (- machine, ball) parar■ stop that man! he's taken my bag! ¡detened a ese hombre! ¡me ha robado el bolso!2 (end, interrupt - production) parar, paralizar; (- inflation, advance) parar, contener; (- conversation, play) interrumpir; (- pain etc) poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con■ they stopped £10 from my wages me retuvieron £10 del sueldo4 (cease) dejar de, parar de■ has it stopped raining? ¿ha dejado de llover?■ stop crying! ¡para de llorar!■ do you ever stop talking? ¿no paras de hablar jamás?■ stop it! ¡basta ya!5 (prevent) impedir, evitar■ what's stopping you? ¿por qué no lo haces?, ¿qué te lo impide?1 (halt) parar, pararse, detener, detenerse■ does this bus stop at the station? ¿este autobús para en la estación?2 (cease) acabarse, terminar, cesar■ the rain has stopped ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve■ no, I'm not stopping long no, no me quedo mucho rato■ are you stopping for lunch? ¿te quedas a comer?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstop thief! ¡al ladrón!to come to a stop pararse, hacer un altoto pull out all the stops tocar todos los registrosto put a stop to something poner fin a algoto stop a bullet recibir un balazoto stop at nothing (to do something) no pararse en barras (para hacer algo), no tener miramientos (para hacer algo)to stop dead in one's tracks pararse en secoto stop oneself contenerseto stop short pararse en secoto stop short of something no llegar a■ he insulted him, but he stopped short of hitting him lo insultó, pero no llegó a pegarleto stop the rot cortar por lo sanoto stop the show causar sensaciónto stop to think detenerse a pensarwithout stopping sin parar, sin cesarstop press noticias nombre femenino plural de última hora1) plug: tapar2) prevent: impedir, evitarshe stopped me from leaving: me impidió que saliera3) halt: parar, detener4) cease: dejar dehe stopped talking: dejó de hablarstop vi1) halt: detenerse, parar2) cease: cesar, terminarthe rain won't stop: no deja de llover3) stay: quedarseshe stopped with friends: se quedó en casa de unos amigos4)to stop by : visitarstop n1) stopper: tapón m2) halt: parada f, alto mto come to a stop: pararse, detenerseto put a stop to: poner fin a3) : parada fbus stop: parada de autobúsexpr.• alto expr.n.• cesación s.f.• chazador s.m.• estación s.f.• estada s.f.• fiador s.m.• fin s.m.• parada s.f.• retén s.m.• tope s.m.v.• acabar v.• cesar v.• detener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• escampar v.• hospedar v.• impedir v.• parar v.• pararse v.• poner fin a v.• represar v.• suspender v.• terminar v.stɑːp, stɒp
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1) ( halt)to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo
to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse
to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo
2)a) ( break on journey) parada fafter an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid
b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stopto pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros
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- pp- transitive verb1)a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé
b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar2)a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar conb) ( cease)to stop -ING — dejar de + inf
3) ( prevent)what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?
I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme
to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)
to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)
to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo
4)a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspenderto stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque
b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo
5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*
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vi1)a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*stop, thief! — al ladrón!
to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras
b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> pararlet's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar
c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse2)a) ( cease)the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve
the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre
b) ( interrupt activity) parar3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse•Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up[stɒp]1. N1) (=halt) parada f, alto m•
to be at a stop — [+ vehicle] estar parado; [+ production, process] quedar paralizadoto come to a dead or sudden stop — pararse en seco, detenerse repentinamente
to come to a full stop — [negotiations, discussions] paralizarse, quedar detenido en un punto muerto
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to put a stop to sth — poner fin or término a algo, acabar con algo2) (=break, pause) descanso m, pausa f; (overnight) estancia f, estadía f (LAm), estada f (LAm); (for refuelling) escala f•
a stop for coffee — un descanso para tomar café•
to make a stop at Bordeaux — hacer escala en Burdeos•
a stop of a few days — una estancia de unos días•
without a stop — sin parar4) (Typ) (also: full stop) punto m5) (Mus) (on organ) registro m; [of guitar] traste m; [of other instrument] llave f- pull out all the stops6) (Mech) tope m, retén m7) (Phon) (also: stop consonant) (consonante f) oclusiva f2. VT1) (=block) [+ hole] tapar; [+ leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+ tooth] empastar•
to stop a gap — tapar un agujero; (fig) llenar un vacío2) (=arrest movement of) [+ runaway engine, car] detener, parar; [+ blow, punch] parar- stop a bullet3) (=put an end to) [+ rumour, abuse, activity, injustice] poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con; [+ conversation] interrumpir, suspender; [+ aggression] rechazar, contener; [+ production] (permanently) terminar; (temporarily) interrumpir4) (=prevent) evitar; (=forbid) prohibir, poner fin ato stop sb (from) doing sth — (=prevent) impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir que algn haga algo; (=forbid) prohibir a algn hacer algo, prohibir a algn que haga algo
can't you stop him? — ¿no le puedes impedir que lo haga?
to stop o.s. (from doing sth) — abstenerse (de hacer algo)
5) (=cease)•
stop it! — ¡basta ya!I just can't stop it — (=help it) ¡qué remedio!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!
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stop that noise! — ¡basta ya de ruido!•
stop that nonsense! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
it has stopped raining — ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve6) (=suspend) [+ payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+ cheque] invalidar; [+ supply] cortar, interrumpir•
all leave is stopped — han sido cancelados todos los permisos•
to stop the milk for a fortnight — (Brit) pedir al lechero que no traiga leche durante quince días3. VI1) (=stop moving) [person, vehicle] pararse, detenerse; [clock, watch] pararsewhere does the bus stop? — ¿dónde para el autobús?
stop! — ¡pare!
stop, thief! — ¡al ladrón!
2) (=pause, take a break) parar, hacer alto•
without stopping — sin parar3) (=cease, come to an end) terminar, acabar(se); [supply etc] cortarse, interrumpirse; [process, rain etc] terminar, cesar•
payments have stopped — (temporarily) se han suspendido los pagos; (permanently) han terminado los pagos•
when the programme stops — cuando termine el programa•
the rain has stopped — ha dejado de llover•
he seems not to know when to stop — parece no saber cuándo conviene hacer alto- stop at nothing4) * (=stay)to stop (at/with) — hospedarse or alojarse (con)
did you stop till the end? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final?
4.CPDstop button N — botón m de parada
stop press N — noticias fpl de última hora
stop press — (as heading) al cierre de la edición
stop sign N — (Aut) stop m, señal f de stop
- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *[stɑːp, stɒp]
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1) ( halt)to bring something to a stop — \<\<train/car\>\> detener* or parar algo; \<\<conversation/proceedings\>\> poner* fin a or interrumpir algo
to come to a stop — \<\<vehicle/aircraft\>\> detenerse*; \<\<production/conversation\>\> interrumpirse
to put a stop to something — \<\<to mischief/malpractice\>\> poner* fin a algo
2)a) ( break on journey) parada fafter an overnight stop in Madrid — después de hacer noche or de pasar la noche en Madrid
b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stopto pull out all the stops — tocar* todos los registros
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- pp- transitive verb1)a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*I stopped the car and got out — paré or detuve el coche y me bajé
b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar2)a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar conb) ( cease)to stop -ING — dejar de + inf
3) ( prevent)what's stopping you? — ¿qué te lo impide?
I had to tell him, I couldn't stop myself — tuve que decírselo, no pude contenerme
to stop somebody (FROM) -ING — (esp BrE) impedirle* a alguien + inf, impedir* que alguien (+ subj)
to stop something -ING — impedir* que algo (+ subj)
to stop something happening — impedir* que ocurra algo
4)a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspenderto stop (payment of) a check — dar* orden de no pagar un cheque
b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*the boss stopped £30 out of my wages — el jefe me descontó or me retuvo 30 libras del sueldo
5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*
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vi1)a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*stop, thief! — al ladrón!
to stop at nothing — estar* dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa, no pararse en barras
b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> pararlet's stop here and have a rest — hagamos un alto or paremos aquí para descansar
c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse2)a) ( cease)the rain has stopped — ha dejado or parado de llover, ya no llueve
the pain/bleeding has stopped — ya no le (or me etc) duele/sale sangre
b) ( interrupt activity) parar3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse•Phrasal Verbs:- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up -
7 ahí
ahí adverbio 1◊ ahí está/viene there he is/here he comes;ahí arriba/abajo up/down there; ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás or (Méx) mero right o just thereb)debe estar por ahí it must be around somewhere; fue a dar una vuelta por ahí she went off for a walk; se fue por ahí she went that way; yo he estado por ahí I've been around there; tendrá unos 35 años o por ahí he must be 35 or thereabouts 2◊ ahí está el truco/problema that's the secret/problem;de ahí a la drogadicción solo hay un paso from there it's just a short step to becoming a drug addict; hasta ahí llego yo that's as far as I'm prepared to gob)de ahí mi sorpresa hence my surprise; de ahí que hayan fracasado that is why they failed; de ahí a que venga es otra cosa whether or not he actually comes is another matter 3 ( en el tiempo) then; ahí mismo there and then
ahí adverbio there: está ahí, it's there
ponlo por ahí, put it over there
ahí tienes, here you are
tiene cincuenta años o por ahí, he's fifty or thereabouts
ve por ahí, go that way
de ahí, hence
de ahí que, so ' ahí' also found in these entries: Spanish: alguien - anda - andar - apestosa - apestoso - arriba - biruji - crisma - detrás - ir - hostia - lado - le - los - mañana - media - medio - pregonar - quienquiera - quitarse - Tiro - yo - agarrar - apartar - bien - brazo - colgar - cuidar - dentro - izquierda - mover - parado - poner - por - quedar - quitar - recordar - salir English: hand up - hence - hustle - leave - loose - mooch - nobody - peace - rest - rub - stand about - stand around - stay - there - thereabout - thereabouts - tissue - around - d' - flash - go - hand - happen - lucky - out of - reason - swear - way -
8 vagar
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo to wander, roam
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert ' vagar' also found in these entries: Spanish: errar - rondar English: drift - mooch - roam - rove - wander - meander
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mooch about — phrasal verb mooch around or mooch about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms mooch around : present tense I/you/we/they mooch around he/she/it mooches around present participle mooching around past tense mooched around past participle mooched… … English dictionary
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mooch about/around — Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner. → mooch … English new terms dictionary
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mooch — 1. verb /muːtʃ/ a) To wander around aimlessly,often causing irritation to others. I managed to mooch my way up the journalistic ladder to the next, more impressive level of “Interviewer”. b) To beg, cadge, or sponge; … Wiktionary
mooch — informal verb 1》 (mooch about/around) Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner. 2》 N. Amer. ask for or obtain (something) without paying for it. noun 1》 Brit. an instance of mooching about. 2》 N. Amer. a beggar or scrounger. Derivatives moocher … English new terms dictionary
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mooch around/about — [phrasal verb] Brit informal : to walk around with no particular purpose I ve just been mooching about all afternoon. We mooched around at some antique stores and then went to a café. • • • Main Entry: ↑mooch … Useful english dictionary
mooch — [mu:tʃ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: muchier to hide ] AmE informal to get something by asking someone to give you it, instead of paying for it British Equivalent: scroungemooch sth off sb ▪ He tried to mooch a drink off me.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
