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filch
(fĭlch)tr.v. filched, filch·ing, filch·es
To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch. See Synonyms at steal.
[Middle English filchen.]
filch′er n.
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filch
(fɪltʃ)vb
(tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer
[C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men]
ˈfilcher n
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filch
(fɪltʃ)v.t.
to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer; swipe.
[1250–1300; Middle English]
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filch
Past participle: filched
Gerund: filching
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Verb | 1. | ![]() steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
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filch
verb steal, take, thieve, pinch (informal), lift (informal), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), trouser (slang), abstract, rip off (slang), cabbage (Brit. slang), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), crib (informal), half-inch (old-fashioned slang), embezzle, pilfer, walk off with, misappropriate, purloin, snaffle (Brit. informal) I filched some notes from his wallet.
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filch
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Translations
يَخْتَلِس، يَسْرِقُ شيئا قَليل القيمَه
задигамкрада
štípnoutukrást
huggenegle
näpistää
elcsenelemelellopelsinkófál
nukniaukti
nociept
aşırmakçalmak
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filch
(filtʃ) verb to steal something, especially of little value. Who has filched my pen?
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