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filch
verb [T] /fɪltʃ/ informalDefinition
(Definition of filch verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abscond verb (STEAL)
- aggravated burglary noun
- appropriate verb (TAKE)
- break in/break into sth phrasal verb
- break-in noun
- kleptomania noun
- larceny noun
- liberate verb
- light-fingered adjective
- loot noun
- loot verb
- ram-raiding noun
- relieve sb of sth phrasal verb (TAKE)
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- rip sth off phrasal verb (STEAL)
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