cat-burglar en · VERB
Etymology
From cat burglar.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |