To steal, especially in a small, sly way; pilfer; take from another on a petty scale, as for the supply of a present need, or in an underhand way, as by violation of trust or good faith.n. A stick with a hook at the end, used in filching articles from windows, clothes-lines, etc.n. An act of theft; also, the thing stolen.n. One who filches or is given to filching; a filcher.