to tig
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9.9
- verb
- Archaic
:
robar
- Don't tig my pen!
Examples
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He often tigs candies from the jar.
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She warned her son not to tig anything, even if it seemed unimportant.
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As a child, he would sometimes tig apples from the neighbor's tree.
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The old stories tell of boys who used to tig sweets from the village shop.
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She decided to tig an extra cookie when no one was looking.
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He would often tig supplies from the office to take home.
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The kids tried to tig small toys from the store without being caught.
Synonyms
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9.0
Take something without permission, often quickly
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6.5
To steal small things of little value, often a little at a time
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8.4
To steal a small thing quietly when no one is looking
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9.9
To take something quickly, often without permission
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the verb tig is to think of it as a small take; it probably comes from old dialect meaning 'to take', so it means to steal little things in a sneaky way.