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cadge
 
PRONUNCIATION:  kj
INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: cadged, cadg·ing, cadg·es
To beg or get by begging.
ETYMOLOGY:Perhaps back-formation from obsolete cadger, peddler, from Middle English cadgear.
OTHER FORMS:cadger —NOUN
SYNONYMS:cadge, beg, bum1, mooch, panhandle1 These verbs mean to ask for or obtain by charity: cadged a meal; begging for change; bum a ride; mooching food; homeless people forced to panhandle.
 
 
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