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# shoplifting

noun, uncountable (shoplifting); verb, -ing form of shoplift (shoplift, shoplifts, shoplifted)

«shoplifting» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Stealing things from a shop by hiding them and leaving without paying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#m1)
2. A crime that police and shops take seriously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety and citizenship lessons children learn that shoplifting is stealing and a crime, even for small things like sweets; shops use cameras, tags and guards. In stories a character is caught shoplifting and learns a lesson. It also raises prices for everyone. Phrases: «caught shoplifting», «shoplifting is a crime», «shoplifters will be prosecuted».

### Examples

- Shoplifting is stealing, and it is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x1)
- He was caught shoplifting a chocolate bar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x2)
- The sign says «Shoplifters will be prosecuted». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x3)
- Shops use cameras to stop shoplifting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x4)
- Shoplifting makes prices go up for everybody. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x5)
- In the story, Jack's friend dared him to try shoplifting, and he said no. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Person: shoplifter. Verb: shoplift, shoplifted. It is wrong and illegal; the word is taught to understand rules, not to try it. Informal: nicking (UK slang for stealing).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shoplifting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shoplifting/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shoplifting» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shoplifting.html) on Mova free.