shoplift

/ʃˈɒplɪft/

/ˈʃɑˌpɫɪft/

[verb]

to shoplift

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to steal goods from a store by secretly taking them without paying

Examples

1. A homeless man was arrested for stealing a loaf of bread, but when a wealthy socialite was caught shoplifting expensive jewelry, she was let off with a warning.

2. - Shoplifting a 45 vinyl record.

3. Shoplifting stops.

4. This woman was shoplifting.

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