Burgle
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(r)É¡É™l
Origin
(1872) Back-formation from {{3}}
Full definition of burgle
Verb
- (chiefly British, NZ) to commit burglary.
- 1892 , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Chapter The Beryl Coronet , Well, I hope to goodness the house won’t be burgled during the night.
- (UK, sports) To take the ball legally from an opposing player.
- 2011, September 18, Ben Dirs, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia, 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.
Synonyms
- (chiefly North America) burglarize