Meaning of "mooch" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOOCH

Perhaps from Old French muchier to skulk.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MOOCH

mooch  [muːtʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOOCH

Mooch is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mooch in English.

WHAT DOES MOOCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mooch

Mooch, moocher, moochie, or mooching may refer to: ▪ To borrow or beg ▪ Glenn "Mooch" Myernick, an American soccer player ▪ Mooch, nickname of British electronic musician and disc jockey Flevans ▪ Moochers, 2008 film ▪ Mooching, borrowing a book on BookMooch, an online book exchange website ▪ Mooching rod, a fishing rod used in centerpin fishing ▪ Mooch, a dance move in the early 1900s dance Black Bottom ▪ Mafeking Mooch, an affected style of walking performed by some British men during the first decade of the 20th century to give the impression that they had been injured during the celebrated siege and/or relief of Mafeking...

Definition of mooch in the English dictionary

The first definition of mooch in the dictionary is often foll by around to loiter or walk aimlessly. Other definition of mooch is to behave in an apathetic way. Mooch is also to sneak or lurk; skulk.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MOOCH

PRESENT

Present

I mooch

you mooch

he/she/it mooches

we mooch

you mooch

they mooch

Present continuous

I am mooching

you are mooching

he/she/it is mooching

we are mooching

you are mooching

they are mooching

Present perfect

I have mooched

you have mooched

he/she/it has mooched

we have mooched

you have mooched

they have mooched

Present perfect continuous

I have been mooching

you have been mooching

he/she/it has been mooching

we have been mooching

you have been mooching

they have been mooching

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I mooched

you mooched

he/she/it mooched

we mooched

you mooched

they mooched

Past continuous

I was mooching

you were mooching

he/she/it was mooching

we were mooching

you were mooching

they were mooching

Past perfect

I had mooched

you had mooched

he/she/it had mooched

we had mooched

you had mooched

they had mooched

Past perfect continuous

I had been mooching

you had been mooching

he/she/it had been mooching

we had been mooching

you had been mooching

they had been mooching

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mooch

you will mooch

he/she/it will mooch

we will mooch

you will mooch

they will mooch

Future continuous

I will be mooching

you will be mooching

he/she/it will be mooching

we will be mooching

you will be mooching

they will be mooching

Future perfect

I will have mooched

you will have mooched

he/she/it will have mooched

we will have mooched

you will have mooched

they will have mooched

Future perfect continuous

I will have been mooching

you will have been mooching

he/she/it will have been mooching

we will have been mooching

you will have been mooching

they will have been mooching

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mooch

you would mooch

he/she/it would mooch

we would mooch

you would mooch

they would mooch

Conditional continuous

I would be mooching

you would be mooching

he/she/it would be mooching

we would be mooching

you would be mooching

they would be mooching

Conditional perfect

I would have mooch

you would have mooch

he/she/it would have mooch

we would have mooch

you would have mooch

they would have mooch

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been mooching

you would have been mooching

he/she/it would have been mooching

we would have been mooching

you would have been mooching

they would have been mooching

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mooch
we let´s mooch
you mooch

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mooch

Past participle

mooched

Present Participle

mooching

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF MOOCH

Find out the translation of mooch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mooch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mooch» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 揩油
• Translator English - Spanish: mooch
• English: mooch
• Translator English - Hindi: भीख मांगना
• Translator English - Arabic: تسكع
• Translator English - Russian: слоняться
• Translator English - Portuguese: vagabundear
• Translator English - Bengali: ছিঁচকে চুরি করা
• Translator English - French: Babouche
• Translator English - Malay: Mooch
• Translator English - German: mooch
• Translator English - Japanese: ねだる
• Translator English - Korean: 구걸하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mooch
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đi lang thang
• Translator English - Tamil: சோம்பித் திரி
• Translator English - Marathi: मूच
• Translator English - Turkish: aşırmak
• Translator English - Italian: mooch
• Translator English - Polish: kręcić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тинятися
• Translator English - Romanian: mooch
• Translator English - Greek: περιφέρομαι άσκοπα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: schooien
• Translator English - Swedish: mooch
• Translator English - Norwegian: mooch

QUOTES WITH «MOOCH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mooch.

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Mark McKinnon

Consumers can choose from hundreds of channels today, including dozens for kids. At a time of dwindling resources, we don't need to be subsidizing PBS. It's time for Big Bird the mooch to compete with 'Dora the Explorer' and 'Bob the Builder.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOOCH»

Discover the use of mooch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mooch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mooch: A Novel

Bruno Dante is the best boiler-room salesman in Los Angeles.

Dan Fante, 2009

Earl & Mooch: A Mutts Treasury

Collection of previously published comic strips.

Patrick McDonnell, 2010

A Gift from Mooch

After Carl's dog, Mooch, dies, Carl strives to express his grief by writing about his pet while wondering why his best friend, Gary, is angry over Carl's relationship with Dumpling, the dog Gary's father gave him after getting out of jail.

Gilles Gauthier, 2001

Mooch and Me

Carl and his best friend, Mooch, are nine. But Mooch is a dog and that makes her sixty-three!

Gilles Gauthier, 1991

Mooch Gets Jealous

When Carl is in trouble with the big kids at school, Maggie helps scare them off but then Mooch starts acting very strange.

Gilles Gauthier, 1993

RASCALS UNDER THE BIG TOP or... The Ring's Around Miss Rosie

fail to witness the fascinating and death-defying gyrations of Princess Wanda! Lion tamer beyond comparison! MlSS ROSlE: (Our lovely heroine, ENTERS RlGHT. OPTlONAL ballerina costume.) Jim, don't let Conrad Mooch hear you practicing ...

Robert Swift

Life Without Mooch

Carl tries to find the time to write a biography of his beloved dog Mooch, but he keeps being interrupted by Gary and his annoying dog, Dumpling.

Gilles Gauthier, 2000

Hang On, Mooch

Carl's faithful companion, Mooch, ends up in the dog pound.

Gilles Gauthier, 1992

Grand National: America's Golden Age of Motorcycle Racing

The impossible veer, the fantastic broadslide, the hypnotic side-to-side plunge — all that abracadabra was so easy for master Mooch! And no matter what, he always seemed able to come off the starting blocks so fast he'd book on the pack  ...

Joe Scalzo

Mooch Forever

They had so many good times together. Now, what will Carl do? Gary, his best friend, offers Carl his own little dog, but nothing seems to fill the hole in Carl''s heart. This is a story about love, friendship and life.

Gilles Gauthier, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOOCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mooch is used in the context of the following news items.

Aviva seeks €50m for Nassau House in Dublin city centre

Retail units along Dawson Street are occupied by Café Gray, Lemon Crepe and Mooch Frozen Yoghurt. Wed, Jul 22, 2015, 06:00. «Irish Times, Jul 15»

Color and Coffee Painting Parties offer many options

She and Tommy, who plays piano and used to go by “Mooch,” have two sons, ages 6 and 3. And expanding the business is taking a lot of her ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»

Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat rap it up like Osama and …

Meri Dictatorship se Hitler ki mooch badh jaayegi..." Pulkit rapped Yash Thakur's lines in one hour flat. Riteish was equally quick in underlining ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

What Sebastian Bach and 'Gilmore Girls' Taught Us About Music …

... Ivy League school and mooch off her grandparents while throwing idiotic tea parties. All these choices pit Rory against her mother and even ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»

#OTD July 21: A Victorious Day in US MNT Gold Cup History

With his assistant Glenn “Mooch” Myernick in charge, the U.S. left the equalizer late as Oguchi Onyewu's ball over the top found Landon ... «U.S. Soccer, Jul 15»

Rap it up like Osama and Saddam Hussein

Meri Dictatorship se Hitler ki mooch badh jaayegi..." Pulkit rapped Yash Thakur's lines in one hour flat. Riteish was equally quick in underlining ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Spoilers: Vivienne Appalled by Julius …

So B&B fans, what do you think about the news that Julius is trying to mooch off Maya's success? Will Vivienne set Julius straight? Is Liam ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jul 15»

What's a model of self-awareness? A horse, of course

Mooch, the 5-year-old mustang with the mischievous eye, was getting all the .... teacher, explaining why her team chose Mooch for the exercise. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»

Why You And Your Co-Workers Go Absolutely Nuts For Free Office …

One particularly egregious office food mooch may come to mind when you think of a snulture, but you've probably also been guilty of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Why Your Team Sucks 2015: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He's right in the Mooch Zone. Five months from now, when he staggers out of Tampa with five total wins to his name, people will ask, “How the ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»