- pick pockets
- steal from people's pockets
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
pick pockets
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pick pockets — (or pick someone s pocket) : to steal money or objects from someone s pockets or purse One of the boys distracted her while the other picked her pocket. She survived on the streets by shoplifting and picking pockets. see also ↑pickpocket • • •… … Useful english dictionary
pick·pock·et — /ˈpıkˌpɑːkət/ noun, pl ets [count] : a thief who steals money and other things from people s pockets and purses see also pick pockets at ↑pick, 1 … Useful english dictionary
pick — I. verb Etymology: Middle English piken, partly from Old English *pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); partly from Middle French piquer to prick more at pike Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to pierce, penetrate, or break up with a … New Collegiate Dictionary
pick — Ⅰ. pick [1] ► VERB 1) (often pick up) take hold of and move. 2) remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. 3) choose from a number of alternatives. 4) remove unwanted matter from (one s nose or teeth) with a finger or a pointed… … English terms dictionary
pick someone's pockets — ► pick someone s pockets steal something from a person s pocket. Main Entry: ↑pick … English terms dictionary
pick one's pockets — index jostle (pickpocket) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pick (someone's) pocket — 1. to steal from your pockets or bag without you noticing. Someone in the subway picked my pocket and got my wallet. 2. to cheat someone. Her lawyer told her that he would look out for her interests and then proceeded to pick her pocket … New idioms dictionary
pick|pock|et — «PIHK POK iht», noun. a person who steals from people s pockets: »Pickpockets often work in crowds of people … Useful english dictionary
pick — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked the pink one; picked a team; picked the right moment to intervene). 2 detach or pluck (a flower, fruit, etc.) from a stem, tree, etc. 3 a probe (the teeth,… … Useful english dictionary
pick — pick1 verb 1》 take hold of and remove (a flower or fruit) from where it is growing. ↘(often pick someone/thing up) take hold of and lift or move. ↘(pick up) Golf take hold of and lift up one s ball, especially when conceding a hole. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
