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shoplift

shop·lift [ shóp lìft ] (past and past participle shop·lift·ed, present participle shop·lift·ing, 3rd person present singular shop·lifts)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
steal from store: to steal something from a shop or store while pretending to shop for goods


shop·lift·er noun
shop·lift·ing noun
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