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View usage for: (kædʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cadges, present participle cadging, past tense, past participle cadgedverbIf someone cadges food, money, or help from you, they ask you for it and succeed in getting it. [mainly British, informal] Can I cadge a cigarette? [VERB noun] He could cadge a ride from somebody. [V n + from/off] Synonyms: scrounge [informal], beg, bum [informal], blag [slang] More Synonyms of cadge (kædʒ) verb1. to get (food, money, etc) by sponging or begging noun2. British a person who cadges 3. on the cadge Word origin C17: of unknown origin cadge in American English (kædʒ) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: cadged or ˈcadging to beg or get by begging; sponge Derived forms cadger (ˈcadger) noun Examples of 'cadge' in a sentencecadge Definition to get (something) from someone by taking advantage of his or her generosity He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody. Synonyms blag (slang) mooch (slang) freeload (slang) sponge (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to ask for money or food in the street I was surrounded by people begging for food. Synonyms scrounge (informal), bum (informal), blag (slang), touch (someone) for (slang), mooch (slang), cadge, forage for, hunt around (for), sponge on (someone) for, freeload (slang), seek charity, call for alms, solicit charity Definition to get by begging Mind if I bum a cigarette? Synonyms scrounge (informal), cadge, beg, touch (someone) for (slang), blag (slang), sorn (Scottish), freeload (slang) - cadaverous
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- cadence
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- café
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