shoplift
verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift 
shoplifted; shoplifting; shoplifts
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
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On Tuesday morning, the suspect, Noemi Guzman, 31, shoplifted the knife from inside Walmart, according to store surveillance footage, the Omaha Police Department (OPD) said in a news release.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Authorities later revealed surveillance video showed Guzman shoplifting the weapon before approaching the child’s caretaker and forcing the pair outside at knifepoint.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Store surveillance footage showed Guzman shoplifting the knife from inside the store and then approaching the child and his guardian and brandishing the knife, according to police.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Undeterred, Morgan shoplifts the piece of jewelry, setting off a chain of events so outlandish that this first season feels much longer than eight half-hour-long episodes.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Authorities later revealed surveillance video showed Guzman shoplifting the weapon before approaching the child’s caretaker and forcing the pair outside at knifepoint.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Store surveillance footage showed Guzman shoplifting the knife from inside the store and then approaching the child and his guardian and brandishing the knife, according to police.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Undeterred, Morgan shoplifts the piece of jewelry, setting off a chain of events so outlandish that this first season feels much longer than eight half-hour-long episodes.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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shoplift
verb
shop·lift
-ˌlift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
Legal Definition
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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