Other words for stealing something valuable—for example, a watch: “Yesterday somebody ________ my watch.”
LIFTED | 277 |
SWIPED | 191 |
TOOK | 171 |
STOLE | 150 |
HOOKED | 112 |
SNITCHED | 60 |
MADE OFF WITH | 38 |
COPPED | 31 |
NR | 25 |
SNATCHED | 23 |
HOCKED | 20 |
STOLED | 16 |
FILCHED | 15 |
GRABBED | 15 |
PICKED UP | 14 |
PILFERED | 13 |
KIPED | 12 |
HEISTED | 9 |
NABBED | 9 |
PICKED | 8 |
PINCHED | 8 |
CLIPPED | 7 |
ROBBED | 7 |
BORROWED | 6 |
APPROPRIATED | 4 |
CROOKED | 4 |
ROBBED ME | 4 |
SNIPED | 4 |
SWIPE | 4 |
WALKED OFF WITH | 4 |
GLOMMED | 3 |
HELPED HIMSELF TO | 3 |
LATCHED ONTO | 3 |
PURLOINED | 3 |
RAN OFF WITH | 3 |
ROBBED ME OF | 3 |
TAKE | 3 |
CABBAGED ONTO | 2 |
FRISKED | 2 |
GOT | 2 |
GOT OFF WITH | 2 |
HIKED | 2 |
HOISTED | 2 |
MADE AWAY WITH | 2 |
NIPPED | 2 |
PICKED MY POCKET | 2 |
POCKETED | 2 |
ROGUED | 2 |
SNEAKED | 2 |
TOOK OFF WITH | 2 |
WALKED OFF | 2 |
ABSCONDED | 1 |
BAGGED | 1 |
BURGLARIZED | 1 |
BURGON | 1 |
BUSTED ME | 1 |
CABBAGED | 1 |
CAUGHT | 1 |
CLEFTED | 1 |
COBBED | 1 |
CONNED | 1 |
COONED | 1 |
CROCKED | 1 |
FLINCHED | 1 |
GLOMMERED | 1 |
GOT AWAY WITH | 1 |
GOT INTO THE TILL | 1 |
GOT TO ME FOR | 1 |
GYPPED | 1 |
HAVE STICKY FINGERS | 1 |
HEIST | 1 |
HELPED HIMSELF | 1 |
HELPED THEMSELVES TO | 1 |
HIGH-LIFTED | 1 |
HOOK | 1 |
I GOT HOOKED BY MY WATCH | 1 |
JOBBED | 1 |
KNOCKED | 1 |
LIFTED ME | 1 |
MADE WAY WITH | 1 |
NAILED | 1 |
PICKLED | 1 |
PICKPOCKETED | 1 |
PLUCKED | 1 |
POLITELY SWIPED | 1 |
RELIEVED ME OF | 1 |
REMOVED | 1 |
RIPPED OFF | 1 |
ROOKED | 1 |
RUN AWAY WITH | 1 |
RUSTLED | 1 |
SHOPLIFTED | 1 |
SPIKED | 1 |
STEAL | 1 |
STEALING | 1 |
STICKY FINGERS | 1 |
SWINDLED | 1 |
SWITCHED | 1 |
TAKE OFF WITH | 1 |
TAKEN | 1 |
THUGGED | 1 |
TIEFIN’ | 1 |
TOOK UP WITH | 1 |
UP-CONDED | 1 |
YANKED | 1 |
YESTERDAY IT WALKED OFF | 1 |
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