English Explanatory Dictionary

shoplift

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shoplifter.
verb
  1. To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
  2. To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɒplɪft/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shoplift.wav

Word forms

shoplift shoplifts shop-lift shoplifting shoplifted

Etymology

Back-formation from shoplifter.

Synonyms

shop steal

Related words

droplifting shoplifter shoplifting steal

Derived words

shopgrift shoplifty

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 商店行竊 /商店行窃 Chinese Mandarin: 入店行竊 /入店行窃 Chinese Mandarin: 店鋪盜竊 /店铺盗窃 Chinese Mandarin: 商店偷竊 /商店偷窃 Finnish: näpistää French: voler à l’étalage German: Ladendiebstahl begehen Hungarian: lop Japanese: 万引きする Polish: kraść w sklepie Polish: ukraść w sklepie Spanish: ladronear Spanish: latrocinar Swedish: snatta
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