cadge
v. beg for money; nag n. donation to a beggar | ||||
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Cadge Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Cadge
(v. t. & i.)
To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
(v. t. & i.)
To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
(v. t. & i.)
To carry, as a burden.
(n.)
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
(v. t. & i.)
To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
(v. t. & i.)
To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
(v. t. & i.)
To carry, as a burden.
(n.)
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
| WordNet 2.0 |
cadge
Verb
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
(synonym) mooch, bum, grub, sponge
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) freeload
(derivation) moocher, cadger, scrounger
2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
(synonym) schnorr, shnorr, scrounge
(hypernym) beg
(derivation) moocher, cadger, scrounger
Verb
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
(synonym) mooch, bum, grub, sponge
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) freeload
(derivation) moocher, cadger, scrounger
2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"
(synonym) schnorr, shnorr, scrounge
(hypernym) beg
(derivation) moocher, cadger, scrounger
| Australian Slang |
Cadge
impose on another's generosity, also borrow without intent to repay
impose on another's generosity, also borrow without intent to repay
| hEnglish - advanced version |
cadge
cadge
\cadge\ (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. cadged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cadging.] [cf. scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss, drive, oe. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. e. cage. cf. cadger.]
1. to carry, as a burden. [prov. eng. & scot.]
2. to hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [prov.]
3. to intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [prov. or slang, eng.]
cadge
\cadge\, n. [cf. 2d cadger.] (hawking) a circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
cadge
v
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum, grub, sponge]
2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling [syn: scrounge]
cadge
\cadge\ (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. cadged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. cadging.] [cf. scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss, drive, oe. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh. e. cage. cf. cadger.]
1. to carry, as a burden. [prov. eng. & scot.]
2. to hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [prov.]
3. to intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [prov. or slang, eng.]
cadge
\cadge\, n. [cf. 2d cadger.] (hawking) a circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
cadge
v
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: mooch, bum, grub, sponge]
2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling [syn: scrounge]
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
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