[V P n] Andrew was left to mooch around the house on his own...
[V P] He was awake at 3am, mooching about in the darkness.
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mooch around — ˌmooch a ˈround ˌmooch a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mooch around he/she/it mooches around present participle mooching around … Useful english dictionary
mooch around — 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
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 about — ˌmooch a ˈround ˌmooch a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they mooch around he/she/it mooches around present participle … 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
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
mooch — verb (T) AmE informal to get something by asking someone to give you it, instead of paying for it; cadge: He tried to mooch a drink from me. mooch around also mooch about BrE phrasal verb (I) informal to walk around without any purpose: Where ve… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mooch — Synonyms and related words: bat, bat around, beg, bum, bum around, cadge, count ties, divagate, do nothing, drift, flit, gad, gad about, gallivant, go about, go the rounds, goof off, hang around, hit, hit the road, hit the trail, hit up, hobo,… … Moby Thesaurus
mooch — UK [muːtʃ] / US [mutʃ] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms mooch : present tense I/you/we/they mooch he/she/it mooches present participle mooching past tense mooched past participle mooched informal to get something from someone instead of… … English dictionary
mooch — Verb. 1. To idle away time, to loaf around. E.g. The kids were just mooching about the streets looking for something to do. 2. To amble along, to walk casually. 3. To play truant. Welsh use Noun. 1. The idling away of time. 2. The act of ambling… … English slang and colloquialisms
