English
wikipedia|shoplifting
Etymology
Back-formation from shoplifter.
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To steal something from a shop / store during trading hours.
#: 2004: She taught Maddy to sing in Portuguese, to shoplift mascara, to play a drinking game called Spoons — Andrew Sean Greer, in The New Yorker, 17 May 2004
- intransitive To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
#: 2002: In other words, New York is a better place to shoplift. — The New Yorker, 25 Nov 2002
Synonyms
shop steal italbrac|Australia
Related terms
shoplifter
shoplifting
Translations
trans-top|(transitive) to steal something
Hungarian: ellopni
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trans-top|(intransitive) to steal
Hungarian: lopni
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ttbc|Japanese: ����� (������, manbikisuru)
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ttbc|Persian: FAchar|ج�س ب��د کرد� (gens boland kardan)
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See also
steal
Category:English transitive verbs
Category:English intransitive verbs
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