What is the meaning of begging?

noun

• A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person.
  • synonyms: beggary, mendicancy

verb

• Call upon in supplication; entreat.
  • usage: "I beg you to stop"
  • synonyms: beg, implore, pray
• Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.
  • usage: "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
  • synonyms: solicit, beg, tap
• Ask to obtain free.
  • usage: "beg money and food"
  • synonyms: beg
• Dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted.
  • usage: "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
  • synonyms: beg