pilfer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *pilfer*:
VERB	possession	pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift	make off with belongings of others

pilfer > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'lfer
Rhymes	aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer...

English > *pilfer*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Make off with belongings of others.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	They pilfer the goods
Synonyms	cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
Broader	steal, rip off, rip	Take without the owner's consent
Spanish	afanar, atrapar, birlar, enganchar, guindar, hurtar, mangar, quitar, robar
Catalan	furtar, pispar, robar
Nouns	pilferage	the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
Nouns	pilferer	a thief who steals without using violence

HyperDic: pilfer