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BURGLE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they burgle ... he / she / it burgles
Past simple: burgled
-ing form: burgling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Synonyms:
burglarise; burglarize; burgle; heist
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "burgle" is one way to...):
rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)
"Burgle" entails doing...:
break; break in (enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
burglary (entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)