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Present participle for to steal, especially in small quantities, or articles of small value

Present participle for to cheat or swindle, especially by overcharging

The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently

Given to larceny, tending to thievery

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Verb

Present participle for to steal, especially in small quantities, or articles of small value

misappropriating

absconding with

running off with

walking away with

walking off with

running away with

making off with

making away with

helping oneself to

taking for oneself

helping yourself

taking possession of

having sticky fingers

dispossessing of

gaining possession of

taking illegally

cheating one of

stripping one of

defrauding one of

holding for ransom

using without asking

making free with

committing fraud

putting hand in cookie jar

committing white-collar crime

having one's hand in the till

dipping into the public purse

defrauding someone of

moonlight requisitioning

clapping hands on

laying claim to

getting your hands on

grabbing hold of

arrogating to oneself

getting one's fingers on

possessing oneself of

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“They turned out to be perfect for small, hard-to-store items, like floss, sunscreen, and the scads of miniature soaps and shampoos I like to pilfer from motels.”

Verb

Present participle for to cheat or swindle, especially by overcharging

double-crossing

taking for a ride

putting one over on

taking advantage of

pulling a fast one on

pulling a swifty on

leading up the garden path

giving someone a bum steer

selling down the river

doing someone in the eye

selling a pup to

pulling fast one

doing number on

taking to the cleaners

selling a bill of goods to

stringing along

outmaneuvering^US

outmanoeuvring^UK

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

doing a number on

pulling a fast one

doing the dirty on

pulling one's leg

leading down the garden path

making a fool of

running a game on

stabbing in the back

getting the better of

selling a bill of goods

misrepresenting

taking to cleaners

running rings round

playing someone false

stealing a march on

making rings round

breaking faith with

playing trick on

leading up garden path

putting the screws to

sucking the life out of

charging too much

playing joke on

taking for ride

playing games with

playing for a sucker

making a sucker of

pulling someone's leg

playing a trick on

pulling wool over

doing someone dirty

playing for a fool

bleeding someone of something

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

stretching the rules

bending the rules

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

propagandizing^US

stealing someone blind

propagandising^UK

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

giving the wrong impression

sending on a wild goose chase

putting on the wrong track

putting on an act

putting on false front

throwing off the scent

twisting around your little finger

pulling strings

going one better than

tricking out of

dispossessing of

swindling out of

cheating out of

finding a loophole in

interfering with

exploiting a loophole in

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Noun

The unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently

misappropriation

breaking and entering

unauthorized removal

smash-and-grab raid

misuse of funds

second-story work

aggravated burglary

five-finger discount

break and entry

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Adjective

Given to larceny, tending to thievery

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