Pickpocket and Remove

Pickpocket

Pickpocket noun - A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places.

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Remove and pickpocket are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remove" instead a verb "Pickpocket".

Remove verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).

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Pickpocket and remove are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pickpocket" instead a verb "Remove".

Nearby Words: removed, removal, removing, removable, remover

common	common pickpocket	common remove
former	former pickpocket	former remove

The lead agent refuses to remove his back up gun before entering an interrogation room, which allows the Hydell (a former pickpocket) to acquire a weapon and escape.

Source: Film / Lockout
In Orson Scott Card's Hart's Hope, the main character manages to retrieve his money from the pickpocket by threatening to remove the pickpocket's testicles with his bare hands.

Source: Give Me Back My Wallet

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