All pilfer synonyms
pilΒ·fer
P p verb pilfer
- embezzle β Steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).
- copping β the winding of yarn into a cap from a cone, bobbin, etc.
- forage β food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- make with β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- nick β Old Nick.
- housebreak β to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- filch β to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
- ferret β a narrow tape or ribbon, as of silk or cotton, used for binding, trimming, etc.
- mooch β to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- crib β A crib is a bed for a small baby.
- copped β to catch; nab.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- housebreaking β to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- defalcate β to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- nip β to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
- abstract β An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- heisting β a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- ferreting β a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- leave no stone unturned β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- housebroken β (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- knock off β an act or instance of knocking.
- cop β A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- burgle β If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
- chouse β a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
- borrow β If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- appropriate β Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- defraud β 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.
- break into β If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- cribbing β the action of one that cribs
- burgled β simple past tense and past participle of burgle.
- carry off β If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- cast about β to make a mental or visual search