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Definition of shoplift verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shoplift

verb
 
/ˈʃɒplɪft/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪft/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shoplift
 
/ˈʃɒplɪft/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪft/
he / she / it shoplifts
 
/ˈʃɒplɪfts/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪfts/
past simple shoplifted
 
/ˈʃɒplɪftɪd/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪftɪd/
past participle shoplifted
 
/ˈʃɒplɪftɪd/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪftɪd/
-ing form shoplifting
 
/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/
 
/ˈʃɑːplɪftɪŋ/
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  1. shoplift (something) to steal goods from a shop by deliberately leaving without paying for them
    • She was caught trying to shoplift a pair of jeans.
    Topics Shoppingb2, Crime and punishmentb2
previously
adverb
 
 
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