Dictionary entry
Shoplift
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɒpˌlɪft/
Pronunciation
/ˈʃɒpˌlɪft/
Myanmar Meaning
ဆိုင်မှ ပစ္စည်းများကို အလစ်သုတ်သည်။
Definition
shoplift /'ʃɒplÇft/ v ဆိုင္မွပစၥည္း အလစ္သုတ္သည္။ She started to shoplift as a fifteen-year -old. ❏ shoplifter n (ေဈးဆိုင္)အလစ္သုတ္သမား။ Shoplifters will be prosecuted (ie on a sign in a shop). shoplifting n [U]: be arrested for shoplifting.
Examples
- ‘Most of them shoplift
- burgle and steal to feed their habits
- according to police.’
- ‘Offenders who repeatedly shoplift or commit acts of vandalism will be prosecuted as part of the approach.’
- ‘Mary stole from her father's wallet and shoplifted to get attention
- but nobody noticed.’
- ‘He walked towards the supermarket he was planning to shoplift from.’
- ‘They take drugs
- shoplift and hatch schemes that come to nothing.’