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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beg |
| Synonyms: | bum, hawk, huckster, mooch, panhandle, peddle, scrounge, sponge |
| Main Entry: | borrow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take for temporary use |
| Synonyms: | accept loan of, acquire, beg, bite, bum, cadge, chisel, give a note for, hire, hit up, lift, mooch, negotiate, obtain, pawn, pledge, raise money, rent, run into debt, scrounge, see one's uncle, soak, sponge, take on loan, tap, touch, use temporarily |
| Antonyms: | give, lend, pay, return |
| Main Entry: | panhandle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beg |
| Synonyms: | ask alms, bum*, cadge, freeload, hit up, hold out one's hand, hustle, live hand to mouth, mooch, pass the hat, scrounge, solicit charity, sponge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | solicit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plead for; try to sell |
| Synonyms: | accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, come on to, crave, demand, desire, drum up, drum, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hit on, hit up, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, pass the hat, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, promote, proposition, query, question, refer, request, require, requisition, resort, seduce, seek, sponge, steer, sue for, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | sponge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mooch |
| Synonyms: | beg, bum*, cadge, chisel, freeload, hit up, hustle, live off of, panhandle, scrounge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | freeload |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take advantage |
| Synonyms: | bum, cadge, chisel, leech, live off others, mooch, scrounge, sponge |
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