gappen

Meaning

to steal, to appropriate oneself something

Concepts

steal

nick

abstract

purloin

detect

discover

expose

filch

peel

pilfer

pinch

bare

clear

deprive

rob

shell

🐚

skin

starve

strip

uncover

sneak

deprive … of

nobble

hook

🪝

despoil

deprive of

swipe

snatch

Synonyms

stelen

ontvreemden

jatten

pikken

jassen

beroven

ontbloten

ontdekken

ontdoen

ontnemen

ontvellen

schillen

afpellen

stropen

villen

graaien

wegpikken

bestelen

klauwen

plunderen

weggraaien

afpakken

Translations

stehlen

entwenden

roubar

furtar

rubare

dérober

araklamak

voler

hurtar

aşırmak

dépouiller

pispar

gatunar

cisar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣɑpə(n)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish: כאַפּן

In summary

Borrowed from Yiddish כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”), from Polish chapać.
Attested since 1875.