shoplift (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *shoplift*:
VERB	possession	shoplift	steal in a store

shoplift > pronunciation
Sounds	shaa'plih.ft
Rhymes	adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft...

English > *shoplift*: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
Meaning	steal in a store.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Broader	steal, rip off, rip	Take without the owner's consent
Spanish	robar
Catalan	nolex
Nouns	shoplifter	a thief who steals goods that are in a store
Nouns	shoplifting	the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store

HyperDic: shoplift