Thesaurus / purloin
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Of course nothing could have been easier than for him to purloin the photographs; but what reason would he have for doing so?
THE SILVER BUTTERFLYMRS. WILSON WOODROWHe took advantage of his position to purloin my money, and then turned me over to the county jailer.
CAPTURING A LOCOMOTIVEWILLIAM PITTENGERShe is induced by Iago to purloin a certain handkerchief given by Othello to Desdemona.
CHARACTER SKETCHES OF ROMANCE, FICTION AND THE DRAMA, VOL 1THE REV. E. COBHAM BREWER, LL.D.She will usually attempt to purloin some trinket or other and be caught again.
DANGER! A TRUE HISTORY OF A GREAT CITY'S WILES AND TEMPTATIONSWILLIAM HOWEFrom her sleep alone she could purloin the few minutes that she dedicated to her pen and her Gabriella.
THE WANDERER (VOLUME 3 OF 5)FANNY BURNEYThe laborers manage to purloin small quantities, which they sell to contraband dealers in the larger towns.
OVERLAND THROUGH ASIA; PICTURES OF SIBERIAN, CHINESE, AND TARTAR LIFETHOMAS WALLACE KNOXThe lady referred to took it upon herself to purloin the flower she wanted.
IN A STEAMER CHAIR AND OTHER STORIESROBERT BARRIf it were haunted by Clithero, he must occasionally pass its limits and beg or purloin victuals.
EDGAR HUNTLEYCHARLES BROCKDEN BROWNJack seemed proud of his ability to purloin the badly needed stock of petrol.
AIR SERVICE BOYS FLYING FOR VICTORYCHARLES AMORY BEACHWho, but Frank Lamotte, could gain access to my office, to purloin my handkerchief and my knife?
THE DIAMOND COTERIELAWRENCE L. LYNCHWORDS RELATED TO PURLOIN
- appropriate
- comb
- despoil
- explore
- ferret
- filch
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- gut
- hunt
- investigate
- lay waste
- leave no stone unturned
- lift
- look all over for
- look high and low
- look into
- loot
- make off with
- maraud
- overhaul
- peer
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plunder
- poach
- probe
- pry
- purloin
- raid
- rake
- rape
- ravish
- rifle
- rob
- rummage
- rustle
- sack
- scan
- scour
- scrutinize
- search
- seek
- seize
- shake down
- sound
- spoil
- spy
- steal
- strip
- take away
- thieve
- abscond
- appropriate
- bereave
- break into
- burglarize
- burgle
- cheat
- con
- cop
- defalcate
- defraud
- despoil
- disinherit
- dispossess
- divest
- do out of
- embezzle
- filch
- heist
- hijack
- hold up
- hustle
- liberate
- lift
- loot
- lose
- mug
- oust
- peculate
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- plunder
- promote
- purloin
- raid
- ransack
- relieve
- requisition
- rifle
- rip off
- roll
- sack
- scrounge
- snitch
- stick up
- strip
- strong-arm
- swindle
- swipe
- take
- thieve
- withhold
- abduct
- appropriate
- blackmail
- burglarize
- carry off
- cheat
- cozen
- defraud
- despoil
- divert
- embezzle
- heist
- hold for ransom
- hold up
- housebreak
- keep
- kidnap
- lift
- loot
- make off with
- misappropriate
- peculate
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poach
- purloin
- ransack
- remove
- rifle
- rip off
- run off with
- sack
- shoplift
- snitch
- spirit away
- stick up
- strip
- swindle
- swipe
- take
- take possession of
- thieve
- walk off with
- withdraw
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