burgle

present singular third person burgles · participle present burgling · participle past burgled · past burgled

1. CommonwealthIrelandTo commit burglary.First known use 1867

   In St. Louis, burglars burgle by daylight

   1867 March 14, “This and That”, in Delaware Tribune, Wilmington, DE, page 1

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   The New York World has coined a new verb -- "to burgle."

   1867 August 24, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, page 8

   The language grows apace. A "cablegram" has been received, and $400 have been "burgled."

   1868 February 13, Louisville Daily Courier, Louisvile, KY, page 4

   Burgled his safe and bolted with the tin.

   1868, John Brougham, Much Ado About a Merchant of Venice, New York: Samuel French, page 13

   [S]he went and burgled three pears out of the dish ...

   1869, Joanna H. Mathews, Bessie at School, London: James Nisbet & Co., page 183

   Conceive the Great Lexicographer admitting to his Dictionary such excrescencies as: "Burgle, verb active, To break into a dwelling-house,"

   1870 February 5, “American Slangography”, in Punch, London, page 44

   Synonyms: burglarize

2. IrelandUKhobbiesTo take the ball legally from an opposing player.

   Foden did his job admirably. The fact that both City goals came from burgling possession in the final third indicated how successfully City managed collectively to disrupt Real’s buildup play.

   2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian

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   And when scrum-half Ben Youngs, who had a poor game, was burgled by opposite number Irakli Abuseridze and the ball shipped down the line to Irakli Machkhaneli, it looked like Georgia had scored a try of their own, but the winger's foot was in touch.

   2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport

   I'm surprised you have anything left to curate, Mr Bradford. Fake alarm system on the front wall, single mortise lock on the door, windows that won't shut properly. Why don't you hang up a notice saying 'Please Burgle Me'?

   2000 February 5, Douglas Watkinson et al., “Beyond the Grave”, in Midsomer Murders