cadge

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.]

cadger cadg'er n.

SYNONYMS   cadge, beg, bum, mooch, panhandle. 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.

(kaj)
verb tr., intr.
To beg; to obtain by imposing on someone's generosity.

Etymology
Of uncertain origin

Usage
"Sak Nana makes money the old-fashioned way. He earns it. ... He said, 'I wanted to stand on my own feet! People used to assume, incorrectly, that I could always cadge money from my parents.'" — Alfred Tha Hla; Riches to Rags to Revs; Bangkok Post (Thailand); Apr 24, 2009.

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verb

To ask or ask for as charity: beg, bum. Informal panhandle. Slang mooch. See request.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: ask for and get free; be a parasite
  Synonyms: mooch, bum, grub, sponge

Meaning #2: obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
  Synonym: scrounge

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tigge sig til, nasse på
v. intr. - tigge, nasse
n. - tigger, nasser

Nederlands (Dutch)
bietsen, bedelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - taper (qn de qch) (de l'argent, etc), profiter, se faire inviter
v. intr. - taper (qch à qn), profiter de, se faire inviter
n. - parasite, tapeur, pique-assiette

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich erbetteln
n. - schnorren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) κάνω τράκα, σελεμίζω, ζητιανεύω

Italiano (Italian)
scroccare, mendicare, (arc.) fare il venditore ambulante

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pedir esmolas, mascatear

Русский (Russian)
попрошайничать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mendigar, gorronear
v. intr. - mendigar, gorronear
n. - mendigo, gorrón

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - snylta, tigga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乞讨, 乞得, 行乞, 骗得白食, 骗子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 乞討, 乞得
v. intr. - 乞討, 行乞, 騙得白食
n. - 騙子

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구걸하다, 행상하다
v. intr. - 기식하다, 구걸하다
n. - 구걸

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 乞食をする
n. - 物乞い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتسول, يحصل على سي ما بالتسول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נדנד, ביקש נדבה‬
v. intr. - ‮נדנד, ביקש נדבה‬
n. - ‮מסגרת לנשיאת נצי טרף‬

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