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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
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