1. past tense and past participle of shoplift; stole merchandise from a store while pretending to be a customer

Examples

• The teenager was caught after he shoplifted candy from the convenience store.
• She had shoplifted several items before security noticed her suspicious behavior.
• The store manager reviewed the security footage to confirm that merchandise had been shoplifted.
• He was arrested for having shoplifted expensive electronics from the department store.
• The woman claimed she had never shoplifted anything in her life.
• Security cameras showed that the jacket had been shoplifted during the busy afternoon rush.