cadge C2 Topic:Register & Style US /kæd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #103678 Meanings 1 verb 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 verb To carry hawks and other birds of prey. For quotations using this term, see Citations:cadge. 3 verb To carry, as a burden. Another Atlas that will cadge a whole world of iniuries without fainting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to obtain something by wit... begblagbumcadgeleechmoochmumpscrounge Word family Derived forms cadgercodger Etymology From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cadge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kæd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 103678 ## Meanings 1. To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do. 2. To carry hawks and other birds of prey. 3. To carry, as a burden. ## Examples - Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha? - For quotations using this term, see Citations:cadge. - Another Atlas that will cadge a whole world of iniuries without fainting. ## Synonyms - beg - blag - bum - cadge - leech - mooch - mump - scrounge ## Derived Forms - cadger - codger ## Etymology From Middle English caggen (“to tie, fasten, bind”), probably from Old Norse. Compare Old Norse kǫgurr (“quilt”), kǫgurbarn (“swaddled child”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown