Pilfer
61rob — I verb appropriate illegally, burglarize, commit robbery, despoliare, exspoliare, hold up, loot, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer, pillage, plunder, purloin, seize, steal, take by force, take unlawful possession II index defalcate, deprive,… …
62cop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. seize, grasp, take; steal, filch, pilfer; win, capture. See acquisition, stealing. n., slang, policeman (see safety). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. police officer, peace officer, officer of the …
63lift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. raise, elevate, exalt; uplift; informal, steal. See elevation, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The work of lifting] Syn. pull, lifting, upthrow, ascension, raising, weight, foot pounds, elevation …
64poach — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. steal, thieve, filch, pilfer; encroach, infringe, trespass; boil, parboil, coddle. See stealing, heat. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To steal] Syn. filch, pilfer, smuggle; see steal . 2. [To blend] Syn. mash …
65rob — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plunder, rifle, pillage, steal, purloin, burglarize; defraud. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. thieve, take, burglarize, strip, plunder, loot, deprive of, withhold from, defraud, cheat,… …
66snitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v., slang, swipe, filch; in form. See stealing, information. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. Sl. 1. steal pilfer, lift, pickpocket, shoplift. see steal 2. inform on tell on, *rat on, *squeal, tattle,… …
67steal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rob (see stealing); sneak, tiptoe, creep (see secret, travel). n., informal, bargain, good buy (see cheapness). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take, filch, bag, thieve, loot, rob, purloin, embezzle, defraud …
68thieve — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. loot, rob, filch; see steal . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. steal, rob, burglarize, *rip off, pilfer, filch, shoplift, snatch, *swipe, *walk off with, purloin, appropriate, *heist, embezzle, swindle, cheat. III (Roget s… …
69purloin — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. filch, thieve, pilfer. see steal II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To take (another s property) without permission: filch, pilfer, snatch, steal, thieve. Informal: lift, swipe. Slang: cop, heist, hook, nip1, pinch,… …
70pelf — late 14c., from Anglo Fr. pelf, from O.Fr. pelfre booty, spoils (11c.), of unknown origin, related to PILFER (Cf. pilfer) (q.v.). Meaning money, riches, with a pejorative overtone first recorded c.1500 …
