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Definition of Burgle
1. Verb. Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling.
Generic synonyms: Steal
Entails: Break, Break In
Derivative terms: Burglar, Burglary, Burglary, Heist, Heist
Definition of Burgle
1. Verb. (chiefly British NZ) to commit burglary. ¹
2. Verb. (UK sports) To take the ball legally from an opposing player. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burgle
1. to commit burglary [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgle
Literary usage of Burgle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Charters and Other Documents Relating to the City of Edinburgh by Edinburgh (Scotland) (1871)
"... with the advice aced consent of the three estates of his kingdom, at Perth,
granted and ordained that thee Parliament of the Four burgle. should be held ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... for burgle in British English. burglary, robbery The distinction between these
words is spelled out in Kilpatrick 1984, Harper 1975, 1985, ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Tennessee by Benjamin James Lea, Tennessee Supreme Court (1883)
"HLW TURNEY, Spl. J. LATTA & RICHARDSON for burgle. MM NEIL and SPL. HILL for Parks.
COOPER, J., delivered the opinion of the court. ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1883)
"upon the old rules of grammatical construction, are to collide, instead of to
come into collision; burgle, instead of to commit a burglary; ..."
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