V4

Other words for stealing something valuable—for example, a watch: “Yesterday somebody ________ my watch.”

LIFTED277
SWIPED191
TOOK171
STOLE150
HOOKED112
SNITCHED60
MADE OFF WITH38
COPPED31
NR25
SNATCHED23
HOCKED20
STOLED16
FILCHED15
GRABBED15
PICKED UP14
PILFERED13
KIPED12
HEISTED9
NABBED9
PICKED8
PINCHED8
CLIPPED7
ROBBED7
BORROWED6
APPROPRIATED4
CROOKED4
ROBBED ME4
SNIPED4
SWIPE4
WALKED OFF WITH4
GLOMMED3
HELPED HIMSELF TO3
LATCHED ONTO3
PURLOINED3
RAN OFF WITH3
ROBBED ME OF3
TAKE3
CABBAGED ONTO2
FRISKED2
GOT2
GOT OFF WITH2
HIKED2
HOISTED2
MADE AWAY WITH2
NIPPED2
PICKED MY POCKET2
POCKETED2
ROGUED2
SNEAKED2
TOOK OFF WITH2
WALKED OFF2
ABSCONDED1
BAGGED1
BURGLARIZED1
BURGON1
BUSTED ME1
CABBAGED1
CAUGHT1
CLEFTED1
COBBED1
CONNED1
COONED1
CROCKED1
FLINCHED1
GLOMMERED1
GOT AWAY WITH1
GOT INTO THE TILL1
GOT TO ME FOR1
GYPPED1
HAVE STICKY FINGERS1
HEIST1
HELPED HIMSELF1
HELPED THEMSELVES TO1
HIGH-LIFTED1
HOOK1
I GOT HOOKED BY MY WATCH1
JOBBED1
KNOCKED1
LIFTED ME1
MADE WAY WITH1
NAILED1
PICKLED1
PICKPOCKETED1
PLUCKED1
POLITELY SWIPED1
RELIEVED ME OF1
REMOVED1
RIPPED OFF1
ROOKED1
RUN AWAY WITH1
RUSTLED1
SHOPLIFTED1
SPIKED1
STEAL1
STEALING1
STICKY FINGERS1
SWINDLED1
SWITCHED1
TAKE OFF WITH1
TAKEN1
THUGGED1
TIEFIN’1
TOOK UP WITH1
UP-CONDED1
YANKED1
YESTERDAY IT WALKED OFF1

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