[VN] to enter a building illegally, usually using force, and steal from it:
We were burgled while we were away (= our house was burgled). * The house next door has been burgled three times. -< STEAL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, burgle is tagged as verb.
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