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Synonyms for cadge

Most common

beg sponge scrounge mump schnorr shnorr

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bum — to obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do

bum, mooch informal, scrounge, beg, sponge, mump, grub, scunge, bludge slang AU

2. Schnorr

schnorr, shnorr

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.

    Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?

  2. v. 2

    To beg.

Related words

Word family
cadger

Forms

Past participle
cadged
e.g. cadged → bummed, mooched, scrounged, begged…

Example sentences

  • beg I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.
  • sponge Tom threw a soaking wet sponge at me at school today.
  • scrounge I'll have to scrounge up another couple of dollars.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cadgerising
begsteady
spongesteady
scroungerising
mumpsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
beg1, bum1
4 letters
grub1, mump
5 letters
mooch
6 letters
sponge1, bludge, scunge, shnorr
7 letters
schnorr1
8 letters
scrounge1