filch
IPA: fˈɪɫtʃ
noun
- Something which has been filched or stolen.
- An act of filching; larceny, theft.
- (obsolete) A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
- (obsolete) A hooked stick used to filch objects.
verb
- (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
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Examples of "filch" in Sentences
- It would be the work of a minute to nip in and filch the goods.
- Les Synonyms: dérober = to purloin chiper = to swipe, filch piquer = to pinch, to nick
- Whence the verb crib, which meant "to filch" under cover of wicker anything -- some liquor,
- The clergy converted the simple teachings of Jesus into an engine for enslaving mankind ... to filch wealth and power to themselves.
- They eat an insane number of carrots and raw lasagna noodles that they bought in bulk at Sam's Club 12 years ago, and they filch bananas from co-workers' lunch bags when they're not watching.
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