begging

Meanings

Plural: beggings

Noun

• a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
• The act of one who begs.
• Money or goods acquired by begging.

Verb

• call upon in supplication; entreat
• make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
• ask to obtain free
• dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
• present participle and gerund of beg

Synonyms

beg, beggary, implore, mendicancy, pray, solicit, tap