Filch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make off with belongings of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪltʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪltʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪltʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪltʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cabbage hook sneak swipe nobble snarf pinch purloin pilfer lift abstract

Word Forms

pilferer	noun	a thief who steals without using violence
pilferage	noun	the act of stealing small amounts or small articles
cabbage	noun	informal terms for money
lifter	noun	a thief who steals goods that are in a store

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

klauen

sich mit den Sachen anderer davonmachen

🇫🇷French

chiper

s'emparer des affaires d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

sisar

hacerse con pertenencias ajenas

🇮🇹Italian

scemo

scappare con cose altrui

🇳🇱Dutch

Vilder

er vandoor gaan met bezittingen van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

roubar

fugir com pertences de outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

украсть

удрать с чужими вещами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुराना

दूसरों के सामान पर हाथ फेरना

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিলচ

অন্যদের জিনিসপত্র সঙ্গে বন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

வடிகட்டுதல்

மற்றவர்களின் உடைமைகளை விட்டுவிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిల్చ్

ఇతరుల వస్తువులతో ఆఫ్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिल्च

इतरांच्या वस्तू काढून टाका

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિલ્ચ

અન્યના સામાન સાથે બંધ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿಲ್ಚ್

ಇತರರ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിൽച്ച്

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ വസ്‌തുക്കളുമായി ഒത്തുകളിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਲਚ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਨਾਲ ਬੰਦ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

فلچ

دوسروں کے سامان کے ساتھ بند کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

窃取

抢走他人财物

🇯🇵Japanese

ちょろまかす

他人の持ち物でごまかす

🇰🇷Korean

훔치다

다른 사람의 소지품을 가지고 도주하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ bẩn thỉu

chiếm đoạt đồ đạc của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ฟิลช์

ละทิ้งทรัพย์สินของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencuri

kabur dengan barang milik orang lain

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

کثافت

با وسایل دیگران کنار بیایید

🇹🇷Turkish

hain

başkalarının eşyalarıyla eğlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְחוֹב

להתרחק עם חפצים של אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'filch' is 'make off with belongings of others'.

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Using 'filch' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'filch' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'filch' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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