Thieving by Any other Name
16 April 2012
now n then when im describing the theft of the jewels, the more hardcore devotees go ooh ow dont say thieve or steal ...and i go 'ok. fine by me take yer pick but at least choose a word that connotes removal of someone's treasures behind their back.
someone suggested a helpful test guide: imagine my mother removing an equivalent family treasure from my bro's villa thefti, same underhand tricks etc ~ what language would my brother use and what word would he apply to the 're-location'.
Synonyms: appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, steal
Related Words: burglarize, knock over, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; carjack, hijack (also highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit.
Synonyms budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, relocate, remove, reposition, shift, transfer, transpose
Related Words bear, carry, cart, convey, drive, haul, lug, tote, transmit, transplant, transport; replace, supersede, supplant; alter, make over, modify, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary
pilfer: to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep Synonyms appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieve. Related Words burglarize, knock over, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; carjack, hijack (also highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit
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