shoplift
verb
shop·lift
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shoplifted;
shoplifting;
shoplifts
Definition of shoplift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
Recent Examples on the Web
The student was arrested by local police and admitted in court to shoplifting two bottles of wine. — Kathleen Mcwilliams, courant.com, "In lawsuit against Wesleyan, professor accuses school of failing to protect him from 'slanderous and vicious personal attacks’ labeling him a sex offender," 29 Aug. 2019 The bakery’s defamation lawsuit resulted from a confluence of events that started in November 2016 after a student shoplifted from the bakery. — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, "Oberlin College protest farce comes with a heavy cost: Phillip Morris," 26 June 2019 Police arrested a Houston woman, 35, for shoplifting Aug. 9 in the 1900 block of Main Street. — Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle, "Copper reported stolen from Pearland construction sites," 22 Aug. 2019 Three black students were arrested in 2016 after one tried to use a fake ID and shoplifted from the bakery, according to the Chronicle-Telegram. — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, "Gibson’s Bakery awarded more than $33 million in damages from Oberlin College; total awarded exceeds $40 million," 13 June 2019 An investigation revealed the 25-year-old passenger had just shoplifted before the stop. — Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, "Campbell crime report for the week of Aug. 9," 31 July 2019 Deputies were told that a woman had shoplifted merchandise from the Gap, Carters, Express and Osh Kosh stores. — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, "Woman accused of using kids in stroller to shoplift clothes from outlet mall," 15 July 2019 Earlier Tuesday, Phoenix police released surveillance video aimed at backing up their assertion that adults and not just a child were shoplifting before the incident. — CBS News, "Community meeting over Phoenix cops' confrontation with black couple gets heated," 19 June 2019 Phoenix police released surveillance video Tuesday aimed at backing up their assertion that the adults and not just a child were shoplifting before the incident. — Washington Post, "Man featured in video demands of firing of Phoenix cops," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shoplift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for shoplift
shoplift
verb
English Language Learners Definition of shoplift
: to steal things from a shop or store
See the full definition for shoplift in the English Language Learners Dictionary
shoplift
verb
shop·lift
| \ ˈshäp-ˌlift
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shoplifted;
shoplifting
Kids Definition of shoplift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
| \ ˈshäp-ˌlift
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Legal Definition of shoplift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store