burgles
Commits home theft
Burgles is the third-person singular of burgle, meaning to break into a building to steal.
The word is a back-formation from burglar, more common in British English than American, where burglarize dominates: He burgles homes while the owners are at work.
Enters by force
- stealsTakes illegally, or bargains
- robsSteals from unlawfully
- thievesThose who commit larceny
- pilfersSteals petty amounts
loots · plunders · ransacks · trespasses · intrudes · swipes · filches · nicks
breaks in
Enters by force
pilfers · loots · plunders · ransacks · trespasses · intrudes · swipes · filches · nicks · pinches
shop
Retail sales venue
business · premises · vault · register · stockroom · inventory · after hours · security cameras · guards · merchandise
home invasion
Unlawful entry while occupied
dwelling · property · valuables · jewelry · electronics · cash · safe · bedroom · back door · garage
burglesprotects
Defends from threat
guards · secures · safeguards · defends · polices
burglessecures
Makes fast or safe
fortifies · locks up · safeguards · protects · watches over
- cat burglarThief who climbs buildings
- burglar alarmIntrusion detection device
- cat burglaryAgile nighttime theft
- burglar barsMetal window barriers
- burglary toolsImplements for forced entry
- turd burglarVulgar insult, scatological theft
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