Definition of thieve

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

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