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- DictionaryCadge/kaj/
verb
- 1. ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled): informal British "he eats whenever he can cadge a meal"
noun
- 1. a padded wooden frame on which hooded hawks are carried to the field.
The meaning of CADGE is to obtain (something) for free often by persuading or imposing on another : sponge; also : to take, use, or borrow (something) without acknowledgment. How to use cadge in a sentence.
When you cadge something, you wheedle or plead for it, manipulating someone into giving it to you. If you forget your lunch, you might have to cadge parts of your friend's meal, and if you don't have change for a parking meter, you might try to cadge some from a person walking by.
CADGE definition: 1. to (try to) get something from someone else without paying for it: 2. to (try to) get something…. Learn more.
Cadge definition: to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.. See examples of CADGE used in a sentence.
cadge. (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 ...
CADGE meaning: 1. to (try to) get something from someone else without paying for it: 2. to (try to) get something…. Learn more.
Definition of cadge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 1. to get (food, money, etc) by sponging or begging. noun. 2. British. a person who cadges. 3. See on the cadge.
Cadge Definition. To beg or get by begging. To beg or get by begging; sponge. (US, UK, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince someone to do something they might not normally do. To carry hawks and other birds of prey. (UK, Scotland, dialect) To carry, as a burden.
• Is anybody else thinking of going, especially from the Leeds area so I can cadge a lift. • He cadged fivers off various old school friends and workmates to tide him over until he could get to the bank .
