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steal
[steel]
verb (used with object)
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force.
A pickpocket stole his watch.
to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment.
to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance.
He stole my girlfriend.
to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually followed by away, from, in, into, etc.).
They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child.
Baseball.Ģż(of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch.
Games.Ģżto gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck.
to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance.
The comedian stole the show.
verb (used without object)
to commit or practice theft.
to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved.
She stole out of the house at midnight.
to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually.
The years steal by.
Baseball.Ģż(of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball.
noun
Informal.Ģżan act of stealing; theft.
Informal.Ģżthe thing stolen; booty.
Informal.Ģżsomething acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain.
This dress is a steal at $40.
Baseball.Ģżthe act of advancing a base by stealing.
steal
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verb
to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner
(tr) to obtain surreptitiously
(tr) to appropriate (ideas, etc) without acknowledgment, as in plagiarism
to move or convey stealthily
they stole along the corridor
(intr) to pass unnoticed
the hours stole by
(tr) to win or gain by strategy or luck, as in various sports
to steal a few yards
to obtain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand measure
to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him
to be looked upon as the most interesting, popular, etc, esp unexpectedly
noun
the act of stealing
something stolen or acquired easily or at little cost
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- stealable adjective
- stealer noun
- nonstealable adjective
- outsteal verb (used with object)
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of steal1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of steal1
Idioms and Phrases
steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc.
Example Sentences
Ms Horan said she checked her bank account to confirm she had indeed paid for the items before Facewatch eventually responded to say a review of the incident showed she had not stolen anything.
He went to the Department of Motor Vehicles Friday morning and said immigration agents had stolen his ID.
The potential sale of the company has raised questions over privacy standards for genetic data, which experts say is uniquely sensitive, immutable and irreplaceable if stolen.
Most of the stolen inventory consisted of roughly 100 pieces of jewelry from neighborhood clients that were being repaired or restored by the Youssefs.
That cellmate provided a declaration stating he had stolen privileged legal documents and delivered them to a BOP investigator who copied them and sent them for use by prosecutors in both of Kellyās trials.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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