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| burglar |
a person who enters a building without permission in order to steal something. |
| cop1 |
(informal) to steal. [1/2 definitions] |
| crib |
(informal) to plagiarize or steal. [1/12 definitions] |
| dishonest |
tending to lie, steal, or cheat; not honest. |
| dishonesty |
the inclination to lie, steal, or cheat; lack of honesty. [1/2 definitions] |
| embezzle |
to steal what was put in one's care. |
| filch |
to steal (usu. something of slight value) in a sly manner; pilfer. |
| hijack |
to steal (goods) while they are being transported from one place to another. [1/5 definitions] |
| honest |
having the character of a person who does not lie, steal, or cheat. [1/3 definitions] |
| hook |
(slang) to steal. [1/19 definitions] |
| housebreaking |
the act or process of breaking into a house illegally with intent to steal. |
| kleptocracy |
government in which corrupt leaders steal their own country's wealth; government of thieves. [1/2 definitions] |
| kleptomania |
a compulsion to steal, or the psychological disorder that causes such a compulsion. |
| kleptomaniac |
a person who has a psychological disorder that impels him or her to steal. |
| liberate |
(informal) to steal or loot, esp. in wartime. [1/2 definitions] |
| lift |
to steal or plagiarize. [1/12 definitions] |
| loot |
to steal (goods, money, or the like) in times of general disorder, such as during a riot, attack, or in the aftermath of a natural disaster. [1/7 definitions] |
| malware |
a software code designed to perform unwanted and unauthorized actions, esp. to steal, destroy, or damage data. |
| mooch |
to steal. [1/5 definitions] |
| nick |
(chiefly British; informal) to steal. [1/6 definitions] |
| peculate |
to steal for one's own use (money or property with which one has been entrusted); embezzle. |
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