Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To steal merchandise from a store.
- intransitive verb To steal (merchandise) from a store.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shoplifter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
shoplifter . - verb transitive To
steal something from a shop / store during trading hours. - verb intransitive To
steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb steal in a store
Etymologies
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Examples
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i mean a shoplift is still a shoplift even if there is no scum bags collar felt for it.
No So Violent Crime « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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So, when people say that racists have a right to discriminate, but other people do not have a right to shoplift, that is a moral statement concerning what rights should be recognized by society.
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So, when people say that racists have a right to discriminate, but other people do not have a right to shoplift, that is a moral statement concerning what rights should be recognized by society.
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But their use of oversized pants, tied shut at the ankles and tied over their shoulders with shoestrings that acted as suspenders, constitutes a use of equipment to shoplift, which is a felony.
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The vicar from York who advised the destitute to shoplift is to be hauled before the Archdeacon of York to be told that his advice was misguided.
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The side of me that is tempted to shoplift (but only cashmere or chocolate) was aroused.
Boing Boing 2009
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As soon as you identify yourself in Liverpool as TJ's grandson, people either presume wrongly that you are rich or come up with some reminiscence: the sage of the city, screenwriter Jimmy McGovern, immediately recalled: "I learned to shoplift in TJ's – we all did."
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Next I hired these two chicks I know who could shoplift a penny outta nigga pocket without them feeling a thing.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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The model examines the customer's decision of whether to shoplift or not as well as the store's profit-maximizing price and monitoring intensity.
Crime and Law 2009
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I recalled the time when she made me shoplift that expensive shampoo and conditioner she loved at the drugstore.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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