filch

[ filch ]

/ fɪltʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.

Origin of filch

1250–1300; Middle English filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, Old English fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up in battle array, derivative of gefylce band of men; akin to folk

SYNONYMS FOR filch

purloin, take, swipe, lift, snaffle, pinch.

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OTHER WORDS FROM filch

filcher, nounfilch·ing·ly, adverbun·filched, adjective

Words nearby filch

filasse, filate, Filatov flap, filature, filbert, filch, Filchner Ice Shelf, file, file band, file card, file clerk

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Example sentences from the Web for filch

For Nixon, it was the Watergate break-in, designed to filch political plans of his 1972 foes.
How Iraq Became Obama’s War|Jeff Greenfield|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So you filch thousands of dollars out of the public purse, and you are the "Honorable Senator" just as before.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
There were some eggs and a filch of bacon which they had brought from Winnipeg.
The Land of Promise|D. Torbett
It is base to filch a purse—daring to embezzle a million,—but it is immeasurably great to steal a diadem.
Fiesco or, The Genoese Conspiracy|Friedrich Schiller

There are two great risks in reading sermon books—a tendency to imitate the style and a temptation to filch the jewels.
The Young Priest's Keepsake|Michael Phelan
Kumuk thought differently, and he was seen to filch once or twice, but a close watch was kept upon him.
The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for filch

filch

/ (fɪltʃ) /

verb

(tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer

Derived forms of filch

filcher, noun

Word Origin for filch

C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men

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单词	filch
释义	filch [ filch ] / fɪltʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR filch ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants. Origin of filch 1250–1300; Middle English filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, Old English fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up in battle array, derivative of gefylce band of men; akin to folk SYNONYMS FOR filch purloin, take, swipe, lift, snaffle, pinch. SEE SYNONYMS FOR filch ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM filch filcher, nounfilch·ing·ly, adverbun·filched, adjective Words nearby filch filasse, filate, Filatov flap, filature, filbert, filch, Filchner Ice Shelf, file, file band, file card, file clerk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for filch For Nixon, it was the Watergate break-in, designed to filch political plans of his 1972 foes. How Iraq Became Obama’s War\|Jeff Greenfield\|July 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST So you filch thousands of dollars out of the public purse, and you are the "Honorable Senator" just as before. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)\|Theodore Parker There were some eggs and a filch of bacon which they had brought from Winnipeg. The Land of Promise\|D. Torbett It is base to filch a purse—daring to embezzle a million,—but it is immeasurably great to steal a diadem. Fiesco or, The Genoese Conspiracy\|Friedrich Schiller There are two great risks in reading sermon books—a tendency to imitate the style and a temptation to filch the jewels. The Young Priest's Keepsake\|Michael Phelan Kumuk thought differently, and he was seen to filch once or twice, but a close watch was kept upon him. The Long Labrador Trail\|Dillon Wallace British Dictionary definitions for filch filch / (fɪltʃ) / verb (tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer Derived forms of filch filcher, noun Word Origin for filch C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to filch purloin, pilfer, embezzle, misappropriate, cop, thieve, pinch, rob, swipe, sneak, crib, lift, take, scrounge, snitch, hustle, snipe, rip off, walk off with
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filch

verb (used with object)

Origin of filch

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OTHER WORDS FROM filch

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Example sentences from the Web for filch

British Dictionary definitions for filch

verb

Derived forms of filch

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