Definition of thieve

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

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Thievery :: Thievery (n.) That which is stolen.
Priggism :: Priggism (n.) Roguery; thievery.
Argot :: Argot (n.) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash..
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..
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..
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..
Betty :: Betty (n.) A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.
Flash :: Flash (n.) Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
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..
Infangthef :: Infangthef (n.) The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords.
Thievery :: Thievery (n.) The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.
Patter :: Patter (n.) The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter; gypsies' patter..
Thieves :: Thieves (pl. ) of Thie.
Thieved :: Thieved (imp. & p. p.) of Thiev.
Thieve :: Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Ken :: Ken (n.) A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves..
Cant :: Cant (n.) Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars..
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Crook :: Crook (n.) A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc..
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