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burgled

burgled is the simple past and past participle of burgle.

Meaning of burgle

Verb

burgle (third-person singular simple present burgles, present participle burgling, simple past and past participle burgled)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland) To commit burglary.
    • In St. Louis, burglars burgle by daylight1867 March 14, “This and That”, in Delaware Tribune, Wilmington, DE, page 1
    Synonyms:
    burglarize
  2. (Ireland, UK) To take the ball legally from an opposing player.
    • 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.2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport

Words formed from burgled

Questions about burgled

What is burgled the simple past and past participle of?
Burgled is the simple past and past participle of burgle.

Words near burgled in the dictionary

  1. burglars
  2. burglary
  3. burglary tourism
  4. Burglauenen
  5. burgle
  6. burgled
  7. burglee
  8. burglees
  9. burgler
  10. burgles
  11. burgling

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