Sekirov Dictionary

filch

/fɪlt͡ʃ/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 4

noun4

An act of filching; larceny, theft.
•
Something which has been filched or stolen.
- 'New Sabbath' is partially a filch from [George Frideric] Handel's beautiful but voluptuous song in Hercules, 'There the brisk sparkling nectar drains.' — 1876
(no longer used) A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief.
(no longer used) A hooked stick used to filch objects.

verb1

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To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- Hey, someone filched my wallet!

forms

filch'd · filched · filching · filches

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