cadge
Beg a favor
To cadge is to get something by begging or mooching—asking for what you could provide yourself: He cadged a cigarette off a stranger, She's always cadging rides to work.
The word implies habitual or shameless requests rather than genuine need.
A cadger makes a habit of it.
Obtain for temporary use
- moochObtain by begging
- bumIdle vagrant
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- panhandleGeographic arm of territory
solicit · wheedle · hustle · finagle · implore · plead · entreat · beseech
Absorbent cleaning material
- leechBlood-feeding aquatic worm
- moochObtain by begging
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- freeloaderOne exploiting others' generosity
scrounger · bum · hanger-on · deadbeat · user · taker · dependence · exploit
borrow
Obtain for temporary use
panhandle · solicit · wheedle · hustle · finagle · implore · plead · entreat · beseech · appeal
sponge
Absorbent cleaning material
freeloader · scrounger · bum · hanger-on · deadbeat · user · taker · dependence · exploit · impose
forage
Seek food actively
search · salvage · glean · gather · rustle up · procure · find · obtain · dig up · root out
carry
Move while supporting
falconer · gauntlet · perch · glove · bird · hunting · jess · hood · mews