HyperDic: purloin

English > 1 sense of the word purloin:
VERBpossessionpurloin, pilfer, cabbage, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, liftmake off with belongings of others
purloin > pronunciation
Soundsperloy'n
Rhymesadjoin ... tenderloin: 13 rhymes with oyn...
English > purloin: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningMake off with belongings of others.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThey purloin the goods
Synonymspilfer, cabbage, 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

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