shoplift

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
2. (intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.

Noun

A shoplifter.

Synonyms

pinch

steal

nick

cabbage

embezzle

filch

hook

🪝

misappropriate

pilfer

purloin

rip

rob

snitch

swipe

take

thieve

abstract

walk off with

bag

boost

Translations

klauen

voler à l’étalage

taccheggiare

robar

voler

chiavare

🔒

grattare

rubare

fregare

sgraffignare

jatten

stelen

winkeldiefstal

bajar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɒplɪft/

Etymology

Back-formation from shoplifter.