"pipe off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: pipes off [present, singular, third-person], piping off [participle, present], piped off [participle, past], piped off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pipe off (third-person singular simple present pipes off, present participle piping off, simple past and past participle piped off)
  1. (transitive, slang, dated) To watch (a person or building) for purposes of theft. Tags: dated, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-pipe_off-en-verb-ePkYdXSE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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