burgles

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