Reverse Dictionary: BORROW

ADJECTIVES
1598 ► MUTUATED borrowed → obs.
1625 ► MUTUATITIOUS borrowed; taken from elsewhere, or from another → obs.
1654 ► MUTUATITIAL borrowed → obs.
1911 ► BON borrowed, begged → Sc. (Bk.)
1932 ► ON THE TAP borrowing, cadging → sl.
1992 ► ON THE MOZZLE seeking to borrow something small from a friend or neighbour, cadging → UK sl.

NOUNS
1604 ► MUTUATION an act of lending or borrowing money → obs.
1654 ► MUTUATITIAL something borrowed → obs.
1898 ► THIG borrowing, begging → Sc.
1901 ► O.P.M.  borrowed money (Other People’s Money) → sl.
1951 ► DUE-BACK something that is borrowed, such as a cigarette, with an expectation of an ultimate return of the favour → US sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
1803 ► JEREMY DIDDLER a shabby swindling borrower; a cheat; a confidence trickster → sl.
1857 ► MOOCHER a borrower, a cadger → sl.
1899 ► EAR-BITER a borrower, a cadger; who constantly seeks to borrow money → sl., orig. Aust. usage
1900 ► MONGER a person always borrowing; a cadger → Aust. sl.
1908 ► TAPPER a borrower, a cadger; a beggar → UK sl.
1914 ► MOOCH a borrower, a cadger; a beggar; a scrounger; a sponger → sl. chiefly US
1915 ► HUM a borrower, a cadger → Aust. sl.
1916 ► BOT a habitual borrower or cadger; a scrounger; a person who frequently imposes on others → Aust. & NZ sl.
1935 ► MACER a person who constantly borrows small amounts of money with no intention of repaying → criminals’ sl.
1938 ► POLER a borrower, a cadger → Aust. sl.
1950 ► RABBIT a person who regularly borrows money from an illegal money lender and pays back promptly → US sl.
1975 ► MOMSER → MOMZER a person who borrows frequently, or who expects much attention and many favours; a sponger → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1988 ► BITE a person from whom one anticipates borrowing money; a person from whom one expects any easy loan → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1988 ► SCAB a person who borrows or cadges with no real intention of paying back → Aust. sl. (Bk.)

VERBS
1548 ► MUTUATE to borrow → obs.
1548 ► PREST to borrow, to get on loan → obs.
1760 ► TOUCH → TOUCH FOR to borrow money, etc. → sl.
1817 ► THIG to borrow, to beg; to solicit alms on certain occasions, such as on setting up housekeeping, etc. → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1840 ► TAP to borrow money, etc. → US sl.
1879 ► BITE SOMEONE’S EAR to borrow money, etc. → sl.
1880 ► TAKE UP to borrow → Eng. dial.
1887 ► GRUB to borrow, to beg; to cadge; to beg from → Amer. sl.
1899 ► MOOCH to borrow or cadge money; to beg → sl.
..20C ► ANDY CAPP to borrow → Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘tap’ = to borrow
..20C ► BUM SOMETHING OFF SOMEONE to borrow something from someone, to beg → sl.
..20C ► CELLAR-FLAP to borrow → rhyming sl. for ‘tap’
..20C ► CHEW ONE’S EAR to borrow money from; to ask for money → Aust. sl.
..20C ► LUG ONE’S EAR to borrow money from; to ask for money → Aust. sl.
..20C ► PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to borrow money from; to ask for, or demand → Amer. sl.
..20C ► TOMORROW to borrow → rhyming sl.
1904 ► STRIKE to borrow, to beg, to get money; to steal; to get into debt → sl. (Bk.)
1913 ► BORRY to borrow → Amer. dial.
1913 ► BUSHWHACK to borrow with intent to return → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1914 ► PUT THE BEE ON to borrow money, etc. → sl., chiefly US
1917 ► PUT THE NIPS IN (INTO)  to borrow money, etc. → Aust. & NZ sl.
1919 ► BITE to borrow money, etc. → Aust. sl.
1920 ► RABBIT to borrow or scrounge something → sl.
1921 ► BOT to borrow or cadge something, especially cigarettes and liquor → Aust. sl.
1931 ► LEND to borrow → Amer. dial.
1931 ► PUT THE SLEEVE ON to borrow money, etc. → US sl.
1933 ► PUT THE BITE ON to borrow money from someone; to ask for a loan → sl., orig. US
1944 ► BLUDGE to borrow money, etc.; to cadge or scrounge → Aust. & NZ sl.
1980 ► SCARF to borrow → US students’ sl.
1981 ► DING to borrow → US circus & carnival sl.
1989 ► SNIP to borrow money on short notice → Aust. sl.