HyperDic: pilfer

English > 1 sense of the word pilfer:
VERBpossessionpilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others
pilfer > pronunciation
Soundspih'lfer
Rhymesaquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer...
English > pilfer: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningMake off with belongings of others.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThey pilfer the goods
Synonymscabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
Broadersteal, rip off, ripTake without the owner's consent
Spanishafanar, atrapar, birlar, enganchar, guindar, hurtar, mangar, quitar, robar
Catalanfurtar, pispar, robar
Nounspilferagethe act of stealing small amounts or small articles
pilferera thief who steals without using violence

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