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cat-burglar en · VERB

Etymology

From cat burglar.

Meanings

  1. (rare) To burglarize in the manner of a cat burglar.
    • Mr. Tuckerfield: Thank you, Mr. Shensky! Hey! These aren't my shoes! Angela: Of course not! You cat-burglared them! Officer Halcroft: Of course he didn't cat-burglar them, Angela. Because he had the wrong glasses on, Mr. Tuckerfield has been picking up stuff that isn't his by accident. 1999, Mona the Vampire, "The Whirling Void" (season 1, episode 4a)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
cat-burglaring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cat-burglars Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cat-burglared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cat-burglared Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

cat-burgle · cat-burglarize