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thieves out

thieves out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thieve out.

Meaning of thieve out

Verb

thieve out (third-person singular simple present thieves out, present participle thieving out, simple past and past participle thieved out)

  1. to walk out of a place stealthily
    • But Kezia thieved out at the back.1922 Katherine Mansfield, The Doll's House (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 354-355)

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What is thieves out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Thieves out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thieve out.

Words near thieves out in the dictionary

  1. thievers
  2. thievery
  3. thieves
  4. thieves in law
  5. thieves in the night
  6. thieves out
  7. thieves' kitchen
  8. thieves' Latin
  9. thieves' vinegar
  10. thievess
  11. thievesses

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