beg in WordNet English dictionary

1. call upon in supplication; entreat
   "I beg you to stop!"
   beg  implore  pray 
   
2. 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"
   solicit  beg  tap 
   
3. dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted
   "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
   beg 
   
4. ask to obtain free
   "beg money and food"
   beg