English verb: pilfer | |||
1. | pilfer (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
Examples | They pilfer the goods | ||
Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||