SHOPLIFT

shoplift

(verb) steal in a store

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

shoplift (plural shoplifts)

(obsolete) A shoplifter.

Verb

shoplift (third-person singular simple present shoplifts, present participle shoplifting, simple past and past participle shoplifted)

(transitive) To steal something from a shop / store during trading hours.

(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.

Synonyms

• shop steal (Australia)

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

coffee icon