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English verb: cadge

1. cadge (possession) ask for and get free; be a parasite


Synonymsbum, grub, mooch, sponge


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)obtain


Narrower (hyponym)freeload

2. cadge (possession) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling


SamplesHe is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends.


Synonymsschnorr, scrounge, shnorr


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s something from somebody


Broader (hypernym)beg









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