shoplift

[ shop-lift ]

/ ˈʃɒpˌlɪft /

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verb (used with object)

to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.

verb (used without object)

to shoplift merchandise.

Words nearby shoplift

shopfitter, shopful, shopgirl, shophar, shopkeeper, shoplift, shoplifter, shoplifting, shoppe, shopper, shopping

Origin of shoplift

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from shoplifter

OTHER WORDS FROM shoplift

an·ti·shop·lift·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for shoplifting

Rioting, shoplifting, and violent confrontation with the police took place shortly thereafter.
It’s Time to Hold Protesters Accountable|Ron Christie|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, news has broken that Lauten herself was arrested as a teen for shoplifting.
Let’s Not Forget: We Were All Teenagers Once|Russell Saunders|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was as if the five were charged with fifty counts of shoplifting, and one of strangling a grandmother.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There were jokes about Winston shoplifting crab legs earlier this year.
Jameis Winston's Inevitable #epicfail|Gideon Resnick|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To support my habit I stole; I was into shoplifting and got busted a couple of times for that.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou|John Ed Bradley|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The hardest bout I ever had was with a woman—Sally Wells, who was afterwards lagged for shoplifting.
Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth
"It's a wonder you weren't arrested for shoplifting," said Mr. Brief.
Half-Hours with the Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
On a charge of shoplifting she was given an indeterminate sentence of one to ten years in the penitentiary at Joliet.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
One of his detectives arrested her on a charge of shoplifting.
The Third Degree|Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow
It was old Dr. Blair, from Carmody, and he was looking at me as if he had found me shoplifting.
Chronicles of Avonlea|Lucy Maud Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for shoplifting

shoplifting

/ (ˈʃɒpˌlɪftɪŋ) /

noun

the act of stealing goods from a shop during shopping hours

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