Overview of noun begging

The noun begging has 1 sense

• beggary, begging, mendicancy -- (a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person))

Overview of verb beg

The verb beg has 4 senses

• beg, implore, pray -- (call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!")


• solicit, beg, tap -- (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities")


• beg -- (ask to obtain free; "beg money and food")


• beg -- (dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion")