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What does burgle mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word burgle? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (chiefly Australia, Britain, New Zealand) to commit burglary.
  2. (Britain, sports) To take the ball legally from an opposing player.
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We are talking about professional criminals who burgle houses purely for the cars.
Nevertheless, the lesson didn't do anything to advance my quest to burgle paperclips and staples from my fellow office pool participants.
What a wonderful opportunity to send your local plod to a fictitious crime in Walnut Grove while you burgle a house in Acacia Avenue.
And then on June 17, five men were caught red-handed trying to burgle the offices of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate building.
An elderly woman foiled an attempt by con men to burgle her home after she became suspicious and screamed and shouted at them until they left.
However, nobody tried to burgle yet, so I cannot tell you anything about it.

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