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   blag

   /blaɡ/

   verb

   • 1. manage to obtain (something) by using persuasion or guile: "they blagged two free tickets to France"
   • ▪ manage to obtain (private or confidential information) by impersonation or another method of deception: "they were often able to hack phones because they had blagged phone numbers and passwords"
   • 2. steal (something) in a violent robbery or raid: "I could lie in wait and blag her fur coat"

   noun

   • 1. an act of using persuasion or guile to obtain something: "raising the £6.5 million had been either a heroic achievement by selfless, dedicated humanitarians or the blag of the century"
   • 2. a violent robbery or raid.

   Word Origin late 19th century: perhaps from French blaguer ‘tell lies’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blagger noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLAG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to persuade someone in a clever or slightly dishonest way to allow you to do something or to give you something: Somehow they managed to blag their way in. There are often people heading my way so it's easy to blag a lift. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBLAG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to persuade someone in a clever or slightly dishonest way to allow you to do something or to give you something: Somehow they managed to blag their way in. There are often people heading my way so it's easy to blag a lift. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLAG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a robbery, esp with violence. verb Word forms: blags, blagging, blagged (transitive) 2. to obtain by wheedling or cadging. she blagged free tickets from her mate. 3. to snatch ( wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal. 4. to rob (esp a bank or post office) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionblag verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Jun 5, 2017 · Definition of blag verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › blagBLAG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Blag definition: a robbery, esp with violence. See examples of BLAG used in a sentence.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › blag_v2blag, v.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the verb blag mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb blag. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. See meaning & use. How common is the verb blag? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › blagBlag - definition of blag by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to obtain by wheedling or cadging: she blagged free tickets from her mate. 2. to snatch (wages, someone's handbag, etc); steal. 3. to rob (esp a bank or post office) [C19: of unknown origin] ˈblagger n.