filched — fɪltʃ v. steal, pilfer (especially in small quantities) … English contemporary dictionary
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filch — [[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:… … English dictionary
steal — steal, *pilfer, filch, purloin, lift, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop are comparable when they mean to take another s possession without right and without his knowledge or permission. Steal, the commonest and most general of the group, can refer to any … New Dictionary of Synonyms
filch — UK [fɪltʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms filch : present tense I/you/we/they filch he/she/it filches present participle filching past tense filched past participle filched informal to steal something … English dictionary
Cove — Cove, n. [A gypsy word, covo that man, covi that woman.] A boy or man of any age or station. [Slang] [1913 Webster] There s a gentry cove here. Wit s Recreations (1654). [1913 Webster] Now, look to it, coves, that all the beef and drink Be not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Filch — (f[i^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filched} (f[i^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Filching}.] [Cf. AS. feolan to stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth. filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE. felen.] To steal or take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Filching — Filch Filch (f[i^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filched} (f[i^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Filching}.] [Cf. AS. feolan to stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth. filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE. felen.] To steal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steal — I. verb (stole; stolen; stealing) Etymology: Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan; akin to Old High German stelan to steal Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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