The correct answer is (C) To search around (for things at little or no cost); to appropriate things; to cadge things; to gather by foraging. Also, to borrow, particularly small items not required to be returned.

Scrounge is a variant of dialectal scrunge (to steal).

Examples of use:

• She scrounged a cup of sugar from her neighbor.
• He was always able to scrounge enough to eat along the way.