shoplift

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈʃɒplɪft/ See IPA manual

Freq #46222

Meanings

1

verb
To steal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.

She was caught trying to shoplift makeup from the store.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Word family

Forms shopliftedshoplifts

Derived forms shopgriftshoplifty

Related forms dropliftingshoplifter shoplifting steal

Etymology

Back-formation from shoplifter.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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