shoplift
verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift 
shoplifted; shoplifting; shoplifts
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
Examples of shoplift in a Sentence
The manager saw the kids shoplift and called the police.
The kids shoplifted candy from the store.
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In her first Sephora meeting, Gordon gives a merchant a wad of cash, along with an apology for shoplifting over the years.
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
In Kelly Reichardt’s quietly shattering drama, Michelle Williams plays a drifter stranded in Oregon who’s separated from her beloved dog, Lucy, after she’s arrested for shoplifting food.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
The 54-year-old reality TV personality, whose legal name is Mike Malin Breitner, was arrested at a CVS store in Southern California on Jan. 29 after allegedly shoplifting from a different CVS location nearby, Burbank Police Department confirmed to Entertainment Weekly on Friday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Big Brother alum was arrested on Jan. 29 after allegedly shoplifting from multiple CVS stores in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, the Burbank Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025
In Kelly Reichardt’s quietly shattering drama, Michelle Williams plays a drifter stranded in Oregon who’s separated from her beloved dog, Lucy, after she’s arrested for shoplifting food.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2025
The 54-year-old reality TV personality, whose legal name is Mike Malin Breitner, was arrested at a CVS store in Southern California on Jan. 29 after allegedly shoplifting from a different CVS location nearby, Burbank Police Department confirmed to Entertainment Weekly on Friday.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
The Big Brother alum was arrested on Jan. 29 after allegedly shoplifting from multiple CVS stores in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, the Burbank Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplift. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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shoplift
verb
shop·lift
-ˌlift
: to steal merchandise on display in stores
Legal Definition
shoplift
intransitive verb
shop·lift
ˈshäp-ˌlift
: to steal displayed goods from a store
: to steal (displayed goods) from a store
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