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cadge
cadge C0014000 (kăj)intr. & tr.v. cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es To beg or get by begging. [Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.] cadg′er n.Synonyms: cadge, beg, bum1, mooch, panhandle1, scrounge These verbs mean to ask for or obtain by charity or generosity: cadged drinks at the bar; begged money on the street; bummed a dollar for the parking meter; mooching food; hoping to panhandle the bus fare; scrounged a meal from a friend.cadge (kædʒ) vbto get (food, money, etc) by sponging or beggingn1. Brit a person who cadges2. on the cadge informal Brit engaged in cadging[C17: of unknown origin]cadge (kædʒ) v. cadged, cadg•ing. v.t. 1. to obtain by begging or imposing on another's generosity. v.i. 2. to mooch; sponge. [1275–1325; perhaps to be identified with Middle English caggen to tie, of uncertain orig.] cadg′er, n. cadge Past participle: cadged Gerund: cadging
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I cadge | you cadge | he/she/it cadges | we cadge | you cadge | they cadge |
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I cadged | you cadged | he/she/it cadged | we cadged | you cadged | they cadged |
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I am cadging | you are cadging | he/she/it is cadging | we are cadging | you are cadging | they are cadging |
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I have cadged | you have cadged | he/she/it has cadged | we have cadged | you have cadged | they have cadged |
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I was cadging | you were cadging | he/she/it was cadging | we were cadging | you were cadging | they were cadging |
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I had cadged | you had cadged | he/she/it had cadged | we had cadged | you had cadged | they had cadged |
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I will cadge | you will cadge | he/she/it will cadge | we will cadge | you will cadge | they will cadge |
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I will have cadged | you will have cadged | he/she/it will have cadged | we will have cadged | you will have cadged | they will have cadged |
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I will be cadging | you will be cadging | he/she/it will be cadging | we will be cadging | you will be cadging | they will be cadging |
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I have been cadging | you have been cadging | he/she/it has been cadging | we have been cadging | you have been cadging | they have been cadging |
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I will have been cadging | you will have been cadging | he/she/it will have been cadging | we will have been cadging | you will have been cadging | they will have been cadging |
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I had been cadging | you had been cadging | he/she/it had been cadging | we had been cadging | you had been cadging | they had been cadging |
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I would cadge | you would cadge | he/she/it would cadge | we would cadge | you would cadge | they would cadge |
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I would have cadged | you would have cadged | he/she/it would have cadged | we would have cadged | you would have cadged | they would have cadged | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | cadge - ask for and get free; be a parasitebum, grub, mooch, spongeobtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"freeload - live off somebody's generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading" | | 2. | cadge - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"schnorr, shnorr, scroungebeg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" |
cadgeverb scrounge, beg, bum (informal), blag (slang), mooch (slang), freeload (slang), sponge (informal) He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody.cadgeverbTo ask or ask for as charity:beg, bum.Informal: panhandle.Slang: mooch.Translationscadge
cadge (something) from (someone)slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook from you before the big test.See also: cadgecadge (something) off (someone)slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook off you before the big test.See also: cadge, offcadge something from someone and cadge something off someoneSl. to beg or borrow something from someone. Go cadge some sugar from the lady next door. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met.See also: cadgecadge something from someone and cadge something off someone tv. to beg or borrow something from someone. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met. He tried to cadge a ten-spot from me. See also: cadge, someone, somethingcadge something off someone verbSee cadge something from someoneSee also: cadge, off, someone, somethingcadge Related to cadge: cadge offSynonyms for cadgeverb scroungeSynonyms- scrounge
- beg
- bum
- blag
- mooch
- freeload
- sponge
Synonyms for cadgeverb to ask or ask for as charitySynonymsSynonyms for cadgeverb ask for and get freeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedlingSynonymsRelated Words |