filch

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English filchen (“to pilfer, steal”). The further origin of the word is uncertain, but it is likely from or related to Old English fylċian (“to marshal troops”) and Old English ġefylċe (“band of men, army, host”), which would make it also related to folk. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fĭlch, IPA(key): /fɪlt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪltʃ === Verb === filch (third-person singular simple present filches, present participle filching, simple past and past participle filched) (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal. Synonyms: (Australia, slang) flog, (Cockney rhyming slang) half-inch, (slang) jack, (slang) knock off, lift, nick, pilfer, pinch, pocket, rob, steal, thieve; see also Thesaurus:steal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === filch (plural filches) Something which has been filched or stolen. An act of filching; larceny, theft. (obsolete) A person who filches; a filcher, a pilferer, a thief. (obsolete) A hooked stick used to filch objects. ==== Synonyms ==== (act of filching): larceny, theft (person who filches): filcher, pilferer, thief ==== Translations ====