filch´er — filch «fihlch», transitive verb. to steal in small quantities; pilfer: »He filched apples from the pantry. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under steal. (Cf. ↑steal) ╂[origin uncertain. Compare Middle English filchen to snatch, take as booty, Old English… … Useful english dictionary
filch — steal, 1560s, slang, perhaps from c.1300 filchen to snatch, take as booty, of unknown origin. Liberman says filch is probably from Ger. filzen comb through. Related: Filched; filching … Etymology dictionary
filch — [filch] vt. [ME filchen] to steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer … English World dictionary
filch — index embezzle, pilfer, poach, purloin, steal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
filch — [fıltʃ] v [T] informal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from Old English fylcan to arrange soldiers, attack, take ] to steal something small or not very valuable British Equivalent: pinch, nick ▪ He filched a bottle of wine from the cellar … Dictionary of contemporary English
filch — [ fıltʃ ] verb transitive INFORMAL to steal something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
filch — vb purloin, lift, pilfer, *steal, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop Analogous words: snatch, grab, *take, seize, grasp: *rob, plunder, loot, rifle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
filch — [v] steal cop*, crib*, embezzle, hustle*, lift*, misappropriate, pilfer*, pinch*, purloin, rip off*, rob, scrounge, sneak, snipe, snitch*, swipe, take, thieve, walk off with*; concepts 139,142 Ant. contribute, give … New thesaurus
filch — ► VERB informal ▪ pilfer; steal. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
filch — filcher, n. filchingly, adv. /filch/, v.t. to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants. [1250 1300; ME filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, OE fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up … Universalium
