Get to know Cadge better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like mooch or bum.
Cadge meaning
- To tie, fasten.
- To beg.
- To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
Using Cadge
- The main meaning on this page is: To tie, fasten. | To beg. | To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
- Useful related words include: mooch, bum, grub, sponge.
- In the example corpus, cadge often appears in combinations such as: to cadge.
Context around Cadge
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cadge
- In this selection, "cadge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hot stand out and add context to how "cadge" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ashamed to cadge a drink and need to cadge hot tips. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cadge" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cadge
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There’s no need to cadge hot tips from shoeshine boys anymore. (12 words)
An example of his financial embarrassment is when he is desperate for a pint of beer at his local pub, but has run out of pocket money and is ashamed to cadge a drink off his fellow lodger, Flaxman. (39 words)
An example of his financial embarrassment is when he is desperate for a pint of beer at his local pub, but has run out of pocket money and is ashamed to cadge a drink off his fellow lodger, Flaxman. (39 words)
There’s no need to cadge hot tips from shoeshine boys anymore. (12 words)
Example sentences (2)
There’s no need to cadge hot tips from shoeshine boys anymore.
An example of his financial embarrassment is when he is desperate for a pint of beer at his local pub, but has run out of pocket money and is ashamed to cadge a drink off his fellow lodger, Flaxman.
Common combinations with cadge
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to cadge 2×