The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - beg v.

1) entreat, beseech, plead (with) , crave, implore, importune, wheedle, cajole, supplicate (with) , pray; ask for, request: She begged me to stay. 2) solicit, sponge, Colloq cadge, scrounge, US panhandle: When he was an alcoholic, he used to beg drinks off everyone.