burgle
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burgle
- /ˈbɜːɡl̩/ UK
- /ˈbɝɡl̩/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəl
Where it comes from
Back-formation from burglar (1867).
verb burgles · burgling · burgled
- To commit burglary. In St. Louis, burglars burgle by daylight
- 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.
