Kidnap
Pocket verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Parodied in Field of Dreams, with Ray trying to "kidnap" Terence Mann by faking a gun in his pocket.
Source: Stick Em Up - In Sluggy Freelance, vampires kidnap Torg, and he had the TV remote in his pocket.
Source: Lost The TV Remote -
First off, they kidnap the man, but fail to catch all three phones he had, the one they missed in his coat pocket, and when he calls the poster's lawyer friend, puts the phone in his pants, which they fail to catch.
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