shoplift
pronunciation
How to pronounce shoplift in British English:
UK ['ʃɒplɪft]
How to pronounce shoplift in American English:
US ['ʃɒplɪft]
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- Verb:
- steal in a store
Word Origin
- shoplift (v.)
- also shop-lift, 1820, back-formation from shoplifting. Related: Shop-lifted.
Example
- 1. Do you shoplift when you 're in a hurry ?
- 2. When you fill up like that , then you shoplift ?
- 3. If we look you in the eye as you 're coming and going , you 're less likely to shoplift .
- 4. Experts say these girls shoplift out of a need to look like their favorite celebrities .
- 5. Maybe I 'll shoplift my socks .