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shoplift


shop·lift

verb \-ˌlift\

Definition of SHOPLIFT

intransitive verb
: to steal displayed goods from a store
transitive verb
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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Examples of SHOPLIFT

  1. The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
  2. The kids shoplifted candy from the store.

Origin of SHOPLIFT

back-formation from shoplifter
First Known Use: 1820

Rhymes with SHOPLIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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