Pickpocketing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of stealing from the pocket of a passerby; the crime committed by a pickpocket. countable, uncountable

    "Copperfield says he turned his pockets inside out to reveal nothing in them, even though he was carrying his passport, wallet and cellphone. "Call it reverse pickpocketing," Copperfield told The Palm Beach Post for Wednesday's editions."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pickpocket form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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cutpursedipdipperfilchflogfoist

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"He was caught in the act of pickpocketing."

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