Word a Day
filch
What does filch mean?
filch (verb): to illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use filch in a sentence?
- When I was a kid, I used to filch candy bars all the time. (Tatoeba sentence #12890668 by 58mph, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce filch?
/fɪltʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of filch?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “filch” mean?
to cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention
Not quite: that's what embroil means.
to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense
Not quite: that's what abridge means.
to repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect
Not quite: that's what rescind means.
to illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal
Right! That's what “filch” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “filch”?
deter
Not quite: deter means something else.
swipe
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stalk
Not quite: stalk means something else.
stink
Not quite: stink means something else.
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