| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To loot, pillage, rifle or plunder.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To thieve or purloin. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To spoil. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To embezzle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To pinch. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To job. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To fleece.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Present participle conjugation of the verb filch.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (filch) | 1. Make off with belongings of others.[Wordnet]. 2. To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: filching, filched, filches, filcher, filchers, filchingly and filchedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FILCHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Specialty Definition: FILCHING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Stealing; taking from another wrongfully; pilfering.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of filch. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: filch
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Argus Filch | Argus Filch is the caretaker and (effectively) hall monitor in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books. While he arguably does not act maliciously, and is not an evil character, he is certainly both short- and ill-tempered, which has made him very unpopular with the student body. Filch's attempts to enforce the letter of rules against activities such as being outside the dorms late make life very inconvenient for Harry Potter and many of his friends. His knowledge of the secrets and shortcuts of the castle is nearly unparalleled. (references) | ||
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