"slance" meaning in English

See slance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: slances [present, singular, third-person], slancing [participle, present], slanced [participle, past], slanced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} slance (third-person singular simple present slances, present participle slancing, simple past and past participle slanced)
  1. (UK, dialect, transitive) To steal; to pinch. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-slance-en-verb-6GCgznyI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for slance meaning in English (1.2kB)

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