32
steal(verb, take, give, remove, secure)
25
filch(verb, take, give, remove, secure)
25
pinch(noun, verb, phrasal verb, take, give)
25
lift(verb, phrasal verb, take, give, remove)
25
swipe(verb, phrasal verb, take, give, remove)
24
purloin(verb, take, give, remove, keep)
19
rob(verb, take, remove, cheat, appropriate)
17
appropriate(verb, take, remove, keep, cheat)
15
snitch(verb, phrasal verb, take, give, remove)
14
take(verb, remove, keep, cheat, appropriate)
14
hook(verb, phrasal verb, take, give, slang)
14
nick(verb, take, appropriate, lift, steal)
13
thieve(verb, take, give, remove, keep)
13
rip off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, give)
11
palm(verb, steal, stealing, embezzle)
10
abstract(verb, take, remove, appropriate, acquire)
10
embezzle(verb, take, remove, keep, secure)
10
shoplift(verb, take, remove, keep, appropriate)
10
pocket(noun, verb, take, help, remove)
9
cop(verb, phrasal verb, take, give, secure)
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