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单词 thieving
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thieving


thieve

T0164400 (thēv)tr. & intr.v. thieved, thiev·ing, thieves To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
[Perhaps from Old English thēofian, from thēof, thief.]

thieving

(ˈθiːvɪŋ) adjgiven to stealing other people's possessions
Thesaurus
Noun1.thieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfullythieving - the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"larceny, stealing, theft, thieverybreach of trust with fraudulent intent - larceny after trust rather than after unlawful takingfelony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson)embezzlement, misappropriation, peculation, misapplication, defalcation - the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone elsepilferage - the act of stealing small amounts or small articlesshoplifting, shrinkage - the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting"robbery - larceny by threat of violencebiopiracy - biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own usegrand larceny, grand theft - larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)petit larceny, petty, petty larceny - larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)skimming - failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on itrustling - the stealing of cattle
Adj.1.thieving - given to thieverythievishdishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

thieving

noun1. theft, stealing, robbery, burglary, shoplifting, embezzlement, pilfering, larceny an ex-con who says he's given up thievingadjective1. dishonest, bent (informal), crooked (informal), light-fingered, larcenous, thievish a thieving grocer who put sand in the sugar
Translations
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thieving


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Synonyms for thieving

noun theft

Synonyms

  • theft
  • stealing
  • robbery
  • burglary
  • shoplifting
  • embezzlement
  • pilfering
  • larceny

adj dishonest

Synonyms

  • dishonest
  • bent
  • crooked
  • light-fingered
  • larcenous
  • thievish

Synonyms for thieving

noun the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Synonyms

  • larceny
  • stealing
  • theft
  • thievery

Related Words

  • breach of trust with fraudulent intent
  • felony
  • embezzlement
  • misappropriation
  • peculation
  • misapplication
  • defalcation
  • pilferage
  • shoplifting
  • shrinkage
  • robbery
  • biopiracy
  • grand larceny
  • grand theft
  • petit larceny
  • petty
  • petty larceny
  • skimming
  • rustling

adj given to thievery

Synonyms

  • thievish

Related Words

  • dishonest
  • dishonorable
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