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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