Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Filch /(fĭlch)/ · IPA /fɪlt͡ʃ/ 01 v. t. To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer. imp. & p. p. Filched; p. pr. & vb. n. Filching 1. To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer. “Fain would they filch that little food away.” — Dryden. “But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.” — Shak.