All burgle synonyms

verb burgle

• intrude — to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
• break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
• interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
• steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
• rip — to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet.
• bereave — to deprive (of) something or someone valued, esp through death
• cheat — When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
• lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
• mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
• defraud — If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies.
• divest — to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.: The wind divested the trees of their leaves.
• hijack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
• ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
• con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
• defalcate — to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
• rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
• trash — anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
• pillage — to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
• gut — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
• sack — a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
• despoil — To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
• plunder — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
• take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
• loot — spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
• waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
• grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
• swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
• rifle — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
• thieve — to take by theft; steal.
• purloin — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
• disinherit — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
• roll — to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
• hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
• pilfer — steal in small amounts
• relieve — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
• oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
• filch — to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
• lift — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
• snitch — to snatch or steal; pilfer.
• promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
• swindle — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
• cop — A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
• pinch — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
• heist — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
• scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• requisition — the act of requiring or demanding.