mooch

1 to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility he's always mooching off of his friends, even though he can easily pay his own way Synonyms of mooch freeload, spongeWords Related to mooch leech; beg; exploit, use

2 to move about in a sly or secret manner I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us Synonyms of mooch lurk, sneak, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, stealWords Related to mooch crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe

3 to move about from place to place aimlessly kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do Synonyms of mooch bat, cruise, drift, float, gad (about), gallivant (also galavant), kick around, knock (about), maunder, meander, wander, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipseWords Related to mooch amble, saunter, stroll; dawdle, mope; gypsy, hobo, tramp, vagabond; mill (about or around); straggle, stray