filch
verb/fɪltʃ/
/fɪltʃ/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they filch | /fɪltʃ/ /fɪltʃ/ |
| he / she / it filches | /ˈfɪltʃɪz/ /ˈfɪltʃɪz/ |
| past simple filched | /fɪltʃt/ /fɪltʃt/ |
| past participle filched | /fɪltʃt/ /fɪltʃt/ |
| -ing form filching | /ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/ /ˈfɪltʃɪŋ/ |
- filch something to steal something, especially something small or not very valuable synonym pinchWord OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
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