to plead poverty

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• plead — [ plid ] (past tense and past participle pleaded or pled [ pled ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way: plead for: He knelt in front of the king, pleading for mercy. plead with someone (to do something):… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• plead */*/ — UK [pliːd] / US [plɪd] verb Word forms plead : present tense I/you/we/they plead he/she/it pleads present participle pleading past tense pleaded past participle pleaded 1) [intransitive] to ask for something in an urgent or emotional way Please… …   English dictionary

• plead — [[t]pli͟ːd[/t]] pleads, pleading, pleaded 1) VERB If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it. [V with n to inf] The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home... [V for n] He was kneeling… …   English dictionary

• Southern Poverty Law Center — Founder(s) Morris Dees Joseph R. Levin, Jr. Type Public interest law firm Founded 1971 Location Montgomery, Alabama …   Wikipedia

• poor-mouth — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌmau̇th, th verb Etymology: poor mouth, noun intransitive verb : to plead poverty as a defense or excuse usually poor mouths when it s his turn to contribute transitive verb : to speak disparagingly of * * * /poor mowth / …   Useful english dictionary

• poor-mouth — Date: 1964 intransitive verb to plead poverty as a defense or excuse transitive verb to speak disparagingly of …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poor-mouth — /poor mowth /, v., poor mouthed / mowtht , mowdhd /, poor mouthing. Informal. v.i. 1. to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty. v.t. 2. to declare (one s ability, power, position, etc.) to be inadequate or disappointing, sometimes… …   Universalium

• poor-mouth — 1. tv. to speak ill of someone. (See also bad mouth.) □ Please don’t poor mouth my brother. □ There’s no need to poor mouth your clothing. 2. in. to speak repeatedly of how little money one has; to plead poverty. □ She’s got money, but she’s… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• poor-mouth — [poor′mouth΄, poor′mouth΄] vi. Informal to complain about one s lack of money; plead poverty …   English World dictionary

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