shoplift

shop·lift

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shop-lift]
- /ˈʃɒpˌlɪft/
- /ˈʃɒpˌlɪf.tɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shop-lift]
- /ˈʃɒpˌlɪft/

Definitions of shoplift word

verb with object shoplift to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter. 1
verb without object shoplift to shoplift merchandise. 1
intransitive verb shoplift steal from a store 1
verb shoplift If someone shoplifts, they steal goods from a shop by hiding them in a bag or in their clothes. 0
verb shoplift to steal (goods) from a shop during shopping hours 0
verb transitive shoplift to steal articles from a store during shopping hours 0

See all 6 definitions of shoplift

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Origin of shoplift

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20; back formation from shoplifter

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Parts of speech for Shoplift

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shoplift

shoplift popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for shoplift

verb shoplift

carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
housebreak — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.

All 7 Synonyms of shoplift