Definition of filch Filch

/fɪˈlʧ/ - [filch] - filch

We found 6 definitions of filch from 6 different sources.

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What does filch mean?

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Verb

filchs, filching, filched  

filch - make off with belongings of others
  pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, nobble, lift
  steal steal a base
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • filch (Verb)
    To steal, to illegally take possession of.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • filch (v. t.)
    To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • filch
    filch, v.t. to steal: to pilfer.—n. Filch′er, a thief.—adv. Filch′ingly. [Ety. unknown.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • filch
    A beggar's staff, with an iron hook at the end, to pluck clothes from an hedge, or any thing out of a casement. Filcher; the same as angler. Filching cove; a man thief. Filching mort; a woman thief.

Part of speech

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  • filch, verb, present, 1st person singular of filch (infinitive).
  • filch, verb (infinitive).

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