The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SWIPE , but the solution may also be SNIG which is one of the most recent solution (1982 in New York Times).
Pilfer: Slang crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWIPE | 36 % | 5 |
| SNIG | 36 % | 4 |
| SCROUNGE | 27 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pilfer: Slang
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- swipe
- scrounge
- crib
- glom
- nip
- snitch
- mooch
- steal
- take
- cabbage
- cribbed
- finger
Crossword Answer definitions
SWIPE noun- A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
- A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
- An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
- An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.
- A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
- An attack, insult or critical remark.
- Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.
- To grab or bat quickly.
- To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
- To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
- To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
- To draw (one's finger) rapidly across a touch screen.
- To steal or snatch.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SWIPE
- Apply a five-finger discount to
- Lift
- Steal, like the fox in "Dora the Explorer"
- Pick pockets
- Filch
- Credit-card action
- Make off with
- Rip off
- Liberate, so to speak
- Take without permission