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Definitions for Filch

[1] to steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants.
[2] (tr) to steal or take surreptitiously in small amounts; pilfer

Words related to Filch

purloin, pilfer, embezzle, misappropriate, cop, thieve, pinch, rob, swipe, sneak, crib, lift, take, scrounge, snitch, hustle, snipe

Words nearby Filch

filasse, filate, filatov flap, filature, filbert, filch, filchner ice shelf, file, file band, file card, file clerk

Origin of Filch

1250–1300; Middle English filchen to attack (in a body), take as booty, Old English fylcian to marshal (troops), draw (soldiers) up in battle array, derivative of gefylce band of men; akin to folk

Other words from Filch

filch·er , noun
filch·ing·ly , adverb
un·filched , adjective

Word origin for Filch

C16 filchen to steal, attack, perhaps from Old English gefylce band of men

Synonyms for Filch

embezzle, pilfer, purloin, cop, crib, hustle, lift, misappropriate, pinch, rob, scrounge, sneak, snipe, snitch, swipe, take, thieve, rip off, walk off with