CADGING Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word cadging. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CADGING
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| scrounge | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • collect or look around for (food) • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
| grub | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • informal terms for a meal • a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • search about busily | ||||||||
| mooch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||||||||
| schnorr | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
| shnorr | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
| sponge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used • someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage • primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies verb • wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten • ask for and get free; be a parasite • erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard • soak up with a sponge • gather sponges, in the ocean | ||||||||
