There’s nothing to do in this town except mooch around the streets. No wonder the young people get into trouble.
He was mooching about in his studio.
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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
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 about/around — Brit. loiter in a bored or listless manner. → mooch … English new terms dictionary
mooch around — PHRASAL VERB If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose. [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. Syn:… … 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 — 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 — 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
Mooch Goes to Hollywood — Directed by Richard Erdman Written by Jim Backus Jerry Devine Starring Vincent Price James Darren Jill St. John … Wikipedia
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
