NichiDict

がめる

[gameru]

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer

2.IchidanTransitive

to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)

Examples

つり銭をがめる店員がいた。

There was a clerk who pocketed the change.

彼は友達のゲームソフトをがめている

He's swiping his friend's video game.

あいつ、また菓子をがめたな。

That guy swiped the snacks again.