Pilfer
11pilfer — UK [ˈpɪlfə(r)] / US [ˈpɪlfər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms pilfer : present tense I/you/we/they pilfer he/she/it pilfers present participle pilfering past tense pilfered past participle pilfered to steal things, especially from the… …
12pilfer — v. (D; tr.) to pilfer from * * * [ pɪlfə] (D;tr.) to pilferfrom …
13pilfer — pil|fer [ˈpılfə US ər] v [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pelfrer, from pelfre stolen things ] to steal things that are not worth much, especially from the place where you work pilfer from ▪ She was sacked after being caught… …
14pilfer — /pilfar/ To pilfer, in the plain and popular sense, means to steal. See larceny theft …
15pilfer — verb (pilfered; pilfering) Etymology: Middle French pelfrer, from pelfre booty Date: circa 1548 intransitive verb steal; especially to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again transitive verb steal; especially to steal in small …
16pilfer — pilferer, n. /pil feuhr/, v.i., v.t. to steal, esp. in small quantities. [1540 50; v. use of late ME pilfre booty < MF pelfre. See PELF] Syn. thieve, purloin, filch, appropriate. * * * …
17pilfer — verb /ˈpɪl.fə,ˈpɪl.fɚ/ To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft …
18pilfer — Synonyms and related words: abstract, abuse, and, annex, appropriate, bag, befoul, boost, borrow, convert, cop, crib, debase, defalcate, defile, defraud, desecrate, divert, embezzle, extort, filch, foul, grab, hook, lift, make off with,… …
19pilfer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. filch, rob, steal, plunder, thieve; shoplift. See stealing. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rob, embezzle, appropriate; see steal . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. filch, steal, thieve, lift, pocket,… …
20pilfer — pil|fer [ pılfər ] verb intransitive or transitive to steal things, especially from the place where you work ╾ pil|fer|ing noun uncount …
