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cadge
cadge C0014000 (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.cadge (kædʒ) vbto get (food, money, etc) by sponging or beggingn1. Brit a person who cadges2. on the cadge informal Brit engaged in cadging[C17: of unknown origin]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. cadge
Past participle: cadged
Gerund: cadging
| Present |
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| I cadge | | you cadge | | he/she/it cadges | | we cadge | | you cadge | | they cadge |
| Preterite |
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| I cadged | | you cadged | | he/she/it cadged | | we cadged | | you cadged | | they cadged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am cadging | | you are cadging | | he/she/it is cadging | | we are cadging | | you are cadging | | they are cadging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have cadged | | you have cadged | | he/she/it has cadged | | we have cadged | | you have cadged | | they have cadged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was cadging | | you were cadging | | he/she/it was cadging | | we were cadging | | you were cadging | | they were cadging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had cadged | | you had cadged | | he/she/it had cadged | | we had cadged | | you had cadged | | they had cadged |
| Future |
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| I will cadge | | you will cadge | | he/she/it will cadge | | we will cadge | | you will cadge | | they will cadge |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have cadged | | you will have cadged | | he/she/it will have cadged | | we will have cadged | | you will have cadged | | they will have cadged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be cadging | | you will be cadging | | he/she/it will be cadging | | we will be cadging | | you will be cadging | | they will be cadging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been cadging | | you have been cadging | | he/she/it has been cadging | | we have been cadging | | you have been cadging | | they have been cadging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been cadging | | you will have been cadging | | he/she/it will have been cadging | | we will have been cadging | | you will have been cadging | | they will have been cadging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been cadging | | you had been cadging | | he/she/it had been cadging | | we had been cadging | | you had been cadging | | they had been cadging |
| Conditional |
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| I would cadge | | you would cadge | | he/she/it would cadge | | we would cadge | | you would cadge | | they would cadge |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have cadged | | you would have cadged | | he/she/it would have cadged | | we would have cadged | | you would have cadged | | they would have cadged |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | cadge - ask for and get free; be a parasitebum, grub, mooch, spongeobtain - 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"schnorr, shnorr, scroungebeg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" |
cadgeverb scrounge, beg, bum (informal), blag (slang), mooch (slang), freeload (slang), sponge (informal) He asked if he could cadge a ride from somebody.cadgeverbTo ask or ask for as charity:beg, bum.Informal: panhandle.Slang: mooch.Translationscadge
cadge (something) from (someone)slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook from you before the big test.See also: cadgecadge (something) off (someone)slang To borrow something from someone. I need to cadge your textbook off you before the big test.See also: cadge, offcadge something from someone and cadge something off someoneSl. to beg or borrow something from someone. Go cadge some sugar from the lady next door. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met.See also: cadgecadge something from someone and cadge something off someone tv. to beg or borrow something from someone. I cadged this jacket off a friendly guy I met. He tried to cadge a ten-spot from me. See also: cadge, someone, somethingcadge something off someone verbSee cadge something from someoneSee also: cadge, off, someone, somethingcadge
Related to cadge: cadge offSynonyms for cadgeverb scroungeSynonyms- scrounge
- beg
- bum
- blag
- mooch
- freeload
- sponge
Synonyms for cadgeverb to ask or ask for as charitySynonymsSynonyms for cadgeverb ask for and get freeSynonymsRelated Wordsverb obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedlingSynonymsRelated Words |