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Cadge

verb
(past & past part. cadged; pres. part. cadging)
1.
Ask for and get free; be a parasite.  Synonyms: bum, grub, mooch, sponge.
2.
Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling.  Synonyms: schnorr, scrounge, shnorr.



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"Cadge" Quotes from Famous Books



... imprecate, ply, press, urge, beset, importune, dun, tax, clamor for; cry aloud, cry for help; fall on one's knees; throw oneself at the feet of; come down on one's marrowbones. beg from door to door, send the hat round, go a begging; mendicate[obs3], mump[obs3], cadge, beg one's bread. dance attendance on, besiege, knock at the door. bespeak, canvass, tout, make interest, court; seek, bid for &c. (offer) 763; publish the banns. Adj. requesting &c. v.; precatory[obs3]; suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory; postulant; obsecratory[obs3]. importunate, clamorous, ...
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