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cadge
(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.
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.
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cadge
(kædʒ)vb
to get (food, money, etc) by sponging or begging
n
1. Brit a person who cadges
2. on the cadge informal Brit engaged in cadging
[C17: of unknown origin]
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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.
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cadge
Past participle: cadged
Gerund: cadging
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| Verb | 1. | cadge - ask for and get free; be a parasite obtain - 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" beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" |
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cadge
verb scrounge, beg, bum (informal), blag (slang), mooch (slang), freeload (slang), sponge (informal) He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody.
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cadge
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Translations
cadge
[kædʒ] (Brit)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cadge
[ˈkædʒ] vt (= manage to get) [+ cigarette] → se taper ; [+ drink, meal] → se faire payer; [+ lift] → se faire déposerto cadge sth off sb [+ cigarette] → taper qn de qch; [+ drink] → se faire payer qch par qn
to cadge a meal off sb → se faire payer un repas par qn
to cadge a lift off sb → se faire déposer par qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cadge
(Brit inf)vt → (er)betteln, abstauben (inf), → schnorren (inf) → (from sb bei or von jdm); could I cadge a lift with you? → könnten Sie mich vielleicht (ein Stück) mitnehmen?
vi → schnorren (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cadge
[kædʒ] vt (fam) (money, cigarette) to cadge (from) → scroccare ato cadge a lift from sb → scroccare un passaggio a qn
to cadge a meal (off sb) → scroccare un pranzo (a qn)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995