thieve Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb take by theft
    cop; knock off; glom; hook; snitch.
    • Someone snitched my wallet!

WordNet

Thieve transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
AS. geeófian.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Thieved ; present participle & verbal noun Thieving
Definitions
  1. To practice theft; to steal.

Webster 1913