Pilfer

v. i.	1.	To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft. [imp. & p. p. Pilfered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Pilfering.]
v. t.	1.	To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little. And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. - Cowper.

Verb

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pilfer - make off with belongings of others Synonyms: cabbage, filch, purloin, snarf, nobble, abstract, swipe, pinch, sneak, hook, lift

abstract, abuse, and, annex, appropriate, bag, befoul, boost, borrow, convert, cop, crib, debase, defalcate, defile, defraud, desecrate, divert, embezzle, extort, filch, foul, grab, hook, lift, make off with, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate, misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, nick, nip, palm, peculate, pervert, pinch, plunder, poach, pollute, profane, prostitute, purloin, rip off, rob, run away with, rustle, scrounge, shoplift, snaffle, snare, snatch, snitch, steal, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, violate, walk off with

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