filch
21filch — Synonyms and related words: abstract, and, annex, appropriate, bag, boost, borrow, cop, crib, defraud, embezzle, extort, hook, lift, make off with, nip, palm, pilfer, pinch, poach, purloin, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snare, snatch …
22filch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. steal, pilfer (see stealing). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rob, pilfer, purloin; see steal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. steal, pilfer, lift, shoplift, swipe, *pinch, thieve, purloin, *power, *rip …
23filch — v To steal. He filched several items at the supermarket but they caught him in the parking lot. 1560s …
24filch — [[t]fɪ̱ltʃ[/t]] filches, filching, filched VERB If you say that someone filches something, you mean they steal it, especially when you do not consider this to be a very serious crime. [INFORMAL] [V n] I filched some notes from his wallet. Syn:… …
25filch — fɪltʃ v. steal, pilfer (especially in small quantities) …
26filch — [fɪltʃ] verb informal pilfer; steal. Derivatives filcher noun Origin ME: of unknown origin …
27filch — v. a. Pilfer, purloin, steal, crib …
28filch — verb (T) informal to steal something, especially something small or not very expensive: He was sacked for filching food from the kitchen …
29filch — v 1. steal, thieve, rob, pilfer, purloin, finger, pick, Inf. snitch, cabbage, abstract, Chiefly Brit. prig, Brit. Sl. snaffle, Euph. borrow, Archaic. nim; peculate, embezzle, Law. defalcate, misappropriate, convert; shoplift, palm, Sl. boost,… …
30filch — [[t]fɪltʃ[/t]] v. t. to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer; swipe • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME …
