English verb: cadge | |||
| 1. | cadge (possession) ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||
| Synonyms | bum, grub, mooch, sponge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freeload | ||
| 2. | cadge (possession) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||
| Samples | He is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends. | ||
| Synonyms | schnorr, scrounge, shnorr | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beg | ||