Lexic.us

Definition of Thieve

1. Verb. Take by theft. "Someone snitched my wallet!"

Definition of Thieve

1. v. t. & i. To practice theft; to steal.

Definition of Thieve

1. Verb. (intransitive) : To commit theft. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thieve

1. to steal [v THIEVED, THIEVING, THIEVES] - See also: steal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thieve

Literary usage of Thieve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"thieve«. equivoque on the word Nick. An roupie I think there came prancing down the bill a ..r St. Nicholas'» clerk». ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"I. Pilfer, purloin, thieve, practise privily, theft, take feloniously. 2. Pass stealthily, go unperceived, withdraw Stealer, n. Thief, robber. Stealing, я. ..."

3. The History of St. Dogmaels Abbey: Together with Her Cells, Pill, Cladey by Emily M. Pritchard (1907)
"... with steps leading down to her grave, but that anyone descending these steps was struck with death in punishment for prying, or intent to thieve. ..."

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