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Verb: pilfer  pil-fu(r)
  1. Take by theft
    - hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], cabbage [informal], purloin, pinch [Brit, informal], abstract, snarf [N. Amer, informal], swipe [informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift, whip [Brit, informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], blag [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: pilfers, pilfering, pilfered

Type of: rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], steal

Encyclopedia: Pilfer

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Pilea
Pilea involucrata
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Pilgrim
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Pilgrim Father
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Pilgrim's Progress
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