beg
English Thesaurus
1. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | plead, |
definition | : | appeal or request earnestly (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | crave, |
definition | : | plead or ask for earnestly (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | supplicate, |
definition | : | ask humbly (for something) (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | importune, insist, |
definition | : | beg persistently and urgently (verb.communication) |
2. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
hyponym | : | quest, |
definition | : | seek alms, as for religious purposes (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | canvas, canvass, |
definition | : | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | buttonhole, lobby, |
definition | : | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors (verb.social) |
3. dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt, |
definition | : | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication) |
4. ask to obtain free (verb.possession)
hyponym | : | panhandle, |
definition | : | beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money (verb.possession) |
5. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
also | : | beg off, excuse, |
definition | : | ask for permission to be released from an engagement (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
6. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
derivation | : | solicitation, |
definition | : | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | canvasser, solicitor, |
definition | : | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes (noun.person) |
7. ask to obtain free (verb.possession)
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
8. call upon in supplication; entreat (verb.communication)
also | : | beg off, excuse, |
definition | : | ask for permission to be released from an engagement (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
9. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb.communication)
derivation | : | solicitation, |
definition | : | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | canvasser, solicitor, |
definition | : | a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes (noun.person) |
10. ask to obtain free (verb.possession)
derivation | : | beggary, begging, mendicancy, |
definition | : | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (noun.communication) |
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