scrouge C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /skraʊdʒ/ UK /skraʊdʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #1230522 Meanings 1 verb chiefly dialectal: to crowd, press, or squeeze into a confined place The townspeople pushed and scrouged toward the window for a better look. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · chiefly dialectal: to... crowdpresssqueeze More jostle ↔ Opposites dispersespread out Word family Forms scrouging Derived forms scrougedscrouging Related forms scruzescrounge Etymology An alteration of dialectal scruze, 'to squeeze.' Scrouge has been recorded since the eighteenth century and survives chiefly in regional speech for pressing or crowding together. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scrouge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /skraʊdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /skraʊdʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 1230522 ## Meanings 1. chiefly dialectal: to crowd, press, or squeeze into a confined place ## Examples - The townspeople pushed and scrouged toward the window for a better look. ## Synonyms - crowd - press - squeeze - jostle ## Antonyms - disperse - spread out ## Derived Forms - scrouged - scrouging ## Related Forms - scruze - scrounge ## Etymology An alteration of dialectal scruze, 'to squeeze.' Scrouge has been recorded since the eighteenth century and survives chiefly in regional speech for pressing or crowding together. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown