thieving
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thieving
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thief /θi:f/ n (pl thieves /θi:vz/)
သူခိုး။ ခိုးသူ။ a car/jewel thief. Compare BURGLAR, ROBBER See also THEFT
❏ thieve /θi:v/ v (infml ) (usu in the continuous tenses) ခိုးသည်။ You've been thieving again, haven't you? ❍ (infml ) Take your thieving hands off my radio!
❏ thieving n [U] သူခိုးဘဝ။ ခိုးခြင်း။ a life of thieving.
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robber, burglar, shoplifter, pickpocket, bandit, crook, cat burglar, cheat, clip, criminal, defalcator, embezzler, heister, highway robber, hijacker, holdup artist, housebreaker, kleptomaniac, larcener, larcenist, lifter, moonlighter, mugger, owl, pilferer, pirate, plunderer, porch climber, prowler, punk, purloiner, scrounger, sniper, spider, stealer, stickup artist, swindler
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