filches

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Verb filch has 1 sense

pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift - make off with belongings of others
--₁ is one way to steal
Sample sentence:
They filch the goods

Definitions from the Web

filches

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: (popular) to steal (something) in a sly or stealthy way

Example sentence 1: John's mischievous cat filches socks from the laundry basket and hides them under the couch.

Sense 2: (local) to misappropriate or embezzle funds (especially in a business or organizational context)

Example sentence 2: The corrupt manager was caught filching money from the company's accounts.

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