burgle

verb

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)To commit burglary.

   “In St. Louis, burglars burgle by daylight”

   “The New York World has coined a new verb -- "to burgle."”

   “The language grows apace. A "cablegram" has been received, and $400 have been "burgled."”

   “Burgled his safe and bolted with the tin.”

   “[S]he went and burgled three pears out of the dish ...”

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.”

   “Foden did his job admirably. The fact that both City goals came from burgling possession in the final third indicated how successfully City managed collectively to disrupt Real’s buildup play.”