filch

filch

verb \ˈfilch\

Definition of FILCH

transitive verb

: to appropriate furtively or casually <filch a cookie>

Examples of FILCH

1. He filched a pack of gum when no one was looking.
2. <too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking>

Origin of FILCH

Middle English

First Known Use: 1561

Related to FILCH

Synonyms: appropriate, boost [slang], steal, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieve

Related Words: burglarize, knock over, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; carjack, hijack (also highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit

Near Antonyms: buy, purchase; bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present

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Rhymes with FILCH

milch, zilch