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verb
- 1. be a thief; steal something: "they began thieving again"
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verb [ I or T ] uk / θiːv / us / θiːv / Add to word list. to steal things: They often get into fights and thieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. hot-wire. housebreaking. jemmy. jimmy. job. piratically. plunder. poaching. porch piracy. rustle.
verb. ˈthēv. thieved; thieving. Synonyms of thieve. : steal, rob. Synonyms. appropriate. boost [ slang] filch. heist. hook. lift. misappropriate. nick [ British slang] nip. pilfer. pinch. pocket. purloin. rip off. snitch. steal. swipe. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Thieve definition: to take by theft; steal.. See examples of THIEVE used in a sentence.
verb [ I or T ] us / θiːv / uk / θiːv / Add to word list Add to word list. to steal things: They often get into fights and thieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stealing. abscond with someone/something. aggravated burglary. anti-burglary. eavesdrop. home invasion. hot-wire. housebreaking. jemmy. jimmy. kleptomania. piratically.
1. to take by theft; steal. intransitive verb. 2. to act as a thief; commit theft; steal. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. thievingly. adverb. Word origin.
When someone steals something, they thieve. Your dog thieves when he puts his paws on the kitchen table and quietly grabs your cinnamon toast. You're more likely to encounter the adjective thieving than the verb thieve, but it's a perfectly good way to say "take illegally."
Define thieve. thieve synonyms, thieve pronunciation, thieve translation, English dictionary definition of thieve. tr. & intr.v. thieved , thiev·ing , thieves To take by theft or commit theft. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....
