(cycling) Having handlebars that curve backwards, so that the rider can sit straight rather than hunching forward.

A bicycle of this kind.

To ask for someone's forgiveness; to apologise.

plural of sit-up-and-beg

To acquire something by any means necessary or available.

(obsolete, idiomatic) An unpleasant-sounding voice.

A phrase used to request something, for example if a statement was not heard. / A phrase used to express an apology for an action.

The state or quality of being begging.

in a begging manner