Definition of thieve

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Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.

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Gang :: Gang (v. i.) A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves..
Priggism :: Priggism (n.) Roguery; thievery.
Ken :: Ken (n.) A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves..
Thieve :: Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Cant :: Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..
Thievery :: Thievery (n.) That which is stolen.
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Thieved :: Thieved (imp. & p. p.) of Thiev.
Flash :: Flash (n.) Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
Calvary :: Calvary (n.) A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion..
Thieves :: Thieves (pl. ) of Thie.
Betty :: Betty (n.) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.
Infangthef :: Infangthef (n.) The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords.
Argot :: Argot (n.) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash..
Patter :: Patter (n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter..
Thievery :: Thievery (n.) The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves..
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Flash :: Flash (a.) Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc..
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