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CADGE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Example:

he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends

Synonyms:

cadge; schnorr; scrounge; shnorr

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "cadge" is one way to...):

beg (ask to obtain free)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something from somebody

Derivation:

cadger (someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ask for and get free; be a parasite

Synonyms:

bum; cadge; grub; mooch; sponge

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "cadge" is one way to...):

obtain (come into possession of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cadge"):

freeload (live off somebody's generosity)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

cadger (someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free))

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