About The Word Filch
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Filch
Filch Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Filch?
[v] make off with belongings of others
Synonyms | Synonyms for Filch: abstract | cabbage | hook | lift | nobble | pilfer | pinch | purloin | snarf | sneak | swipe Related Terms | Find terms related to Filch: abstract | and | annex | appropriate | bag | boost | borrow | cop | crib | defraud | embezzle | extort | hook | lift | make off with | nip | palm | pilfer | pinch | poach | purloin | run away with | rustle | scrounge | shoplift | snare | snatch | snitch | steal | swindle | swipe | take | thieve | walk off with See Also | steal Filch In Webster's Dictionary \Filch\ (f[i^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filched}
(f[i^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Filching}.] [Cf. AS. feolan to
stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth.
filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE.
felen.]
To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little
value); to pilfer.
Fain would they filch that little food away. --Dryden.
But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of
that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
--Shak.
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