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steal
stealto take the property of another without permission: Did he steal your purse?
Not to be confused with:steel – modified form of iron: The building is reinforced with steel beams.stele – stone marker or monument: An ancient stele marked the grave.steal S0725700 (stēl)v. stole (stōl), sto·len (stō′lən), steal·ing, steals v.tr.1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.3. To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent.4. To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed.5. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.6. Baseball To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.v.intr.1. To steal another's property.2. To move, happen, or elapse stealthily or unobtrusively: He stole away for a quiet moment. The deadline stole up on us.3. Baseball To steal a base.n.1. The act of stealing.2. Slang A bargain.3. Baseball A stolen base.4. Basketball An act of gaining possession of the ball from an opponent.Idiom: steal (someone's) thunder To use, appropriate, or preempt the use of another's idea, especially to one's own advantage and without consent by the originator.
[Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan.]
steal′er n.Synonyms: steal, purloin, filch, pilfer, swipe, lift, pinch
These verbs mean to take another's property wrongfully, often surreptitiously. Steal is the most general: stole a car; steals research from colleagues. To purloin is to make off with something, often in a breach of trust: purloined the key to his cousin's safe-deposit box. Filch often suggests that what is stolen is of little value, while pilfer sometimes connotes theft of or in small quantities: filched towels from the hotel; pilfered fruit from the farmer. Swipe frequently connotes quick, furtive snatching or seizing: swiped a magazine from the rack. To lift is to take something surreptitiously and keep it for oneself: a pickpocket who lifts wallets on the subway. Pinch can apply loosely to any kind of stealing, but literally it means taking something by picking it up between the thumb and the fingers: pinched a dollar from the till.steal (stiːl) vb, steals, stealing, stole or stolen1. to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner2. (tr) to obtain surreptitiously3. (tr) to appropriate (ideas, etc) without acknowledgment, as in plagiarism4. to move or convey stealthily: they stole along the corridor. 5. (intr) to pass unnoticed: the hours stole by. 6. (tr) to win or gain by strategy or luck, as in various sports: to steal a few yards. 7. steal a march on to obtain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand measure8. steal someone's thunder to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him or her9. steal the show to be looked upon as the most interesting, popular, etc, esp unexpectedlyn10. (Law) the act of stealing11. something stolen or acquired easily or at little cost[Old English stelan; related to Old Frisian, Old Norse stela Gothic stilan, German stehlen]steal (stil)
v. stole, sto•len, steal•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force. 2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 3. to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 4. to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle: She stole the dog upstairs at bedtime. 5. Baseball. (of a base runner) to reach (a base) safely by running while the ball is being pitched to the player at bat. v.i. 6. to commit or practice theft. 7. to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: to steal out of a room. 8. to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by. 9. Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base by running to it while the ball is being pitched to the player at bat. n. 10. an act of stealing; theft. 11. the thing stolen. 12. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain. 13. Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. Idioms: 1. steal a march on, to gain an advantage over, as by stealth. 2. steal someone's thunder, a. to accept credit for another's work. b. to detract from another's achievement by some action that anticipates or overshadows it. 3. steal the show, a. to usurp the credit for something. b. to be more outstanding than anyone or anything else. [before 900; Middle English stelen, Old English stelan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse stela, Old High German stelan, Gothic stilan] steal′a•ble, adj. steal′er, n. steal- embezzle - Originally, it simply meant "steal."
- purloin - Meaning to steal, it is from Latin pur/pro, "forth," and loign, "far."
- scrounge - First meant to live off or sponge off someone else; it is a variant of scrunge, "steal."
- snoop - From Dutch snoepen, "eat on the sly," it first meant "steal and eat in a clandestine manner."
rob steal1. 'rob'The verb rob is often used in stories and newspaper reports. If someone takes something that belongs to you without intending to return it, you can say that they rob you of it. Pirates boarded the ships and robbed the crew of money and valuables.The two men were robbed of more than £700.If something that belongs to you has been stolen, you can say that you have been robbed. He was robbed on his way home.If someone takes several things from a building without intending to return them, you say that they rob the building. He told the police he robbed the bank to buy a car.2. 'steal'When someone takes something without intending to return it, you do not say that they 'rob' it. You say that they steal it. His first offence was stealing a car.See steal
stealWhen someone steals something, they take it without permission and without intending to return it. He tried to steal a car from the car park.She was accused of stealing a necklace.The past tense of steal is stole. The -ed participle is stolen. Armed raiders stole millions of dollars.My phone was stolen from my bag.Be Careful!
When you are speaking about the object that has been stolen, use steal or take. When the object of the verb is a person or a building, use rob. I had stolen my father's money.I know who took my watch.They robbed him and took his laptop.The gang were accused of robbing a bank.See rob - stealsteal
Past participle: stolen
Gerund: stealing
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| I steal | | you steal | | he/she/it steals | | we steal | | you steal | | they steal |
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| I stole | | you stole | | he/she/it stole | | we stole | | you stole | | they stole |
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| I am stealing | | you are stealing | | he/she/it is stealing | | we are stealing | | you are stealing | | they are stealing |
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| I have stolen | | you have stolen | | he/she/it has stolen | | we have stolen | | you have stolen | | they have stolen |
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| I was stealing | | you were stealing | | he/she/it was stealing | | we were stealing | | you were stealing | | they were stealing |
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| I had stolen | | you had stolen | | he/she/it had stolen | | we had stolen | | you had stolen | | they had stolen |
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| I will steal | | you will steal | | he/she/it will steal | | we will steal | | you will steal | | they will steal |
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| I will have stolen | | you will have stolen | | he/she/it will have stolen | | we will have stolen | | you will have stolen | | they will have stolen |
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| I will be stealing | | you will be stealing | | he/she/it will be stealing | | we will be stealing | | you will be stealing | | they will be stealing |
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| I have been stealing | | you have been stealing | | he/she/it has been stealing | | we have been stealing | | you have been stealing | | they have been stealing |
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| I will have been stealing | | you will have been stealing | | he/she/it will have been stealing | | we will have been stealing | | you will have been stealing | | they will have been stealing |
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| I had been stealing | | you had been stealing | | he/she/it had been stealing | | we had been stealing | | you had been stealing | | they had been stealing |
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| I would steal | | you would steal | | he/she/it would steal | | we would steal | | you would steal | | they would steal |
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| I would have stolen | | you would have stolen | | he/she/it would have stolen | | we would have stolen | | you would have stolen | | they would have stolen |
steal1. The advance by a runner from one base to another when no hit has been made, usually while the pitcher is pitching.2. Interception of a pass, or other legal means of gaining possession of the ball from the offense.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  steal - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"buy, bargainpurchase - something acquired by purchasesong - a very small sum; "he bought it for a song"travel bargain - a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes) | | 2. | steal - a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | | Verb | 1. | steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"cabbage, filch, pilfer, purloin, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, lift - make off with belongings of othersrustle, lift - take illegally; "rustle cattle"shoplift - steal in a storepirate - copy illegally; of published materialplagiarise, plagiarize, lift - take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual propertypocket, bag - take unlawfullydefalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"cop, glom, snitch, thieve, knock off, hook - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"walk off - take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!"; "The thief walked off with my gold watch"pluck, hustle, roll - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activityloot, plunder - take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist - commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling | | 2. | steal - move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"slipmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away - leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" | | 3. | steal - steal a basebaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
stealverb1. take, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), pinch (informal), lift (informal), trouser (slang), cabbage (Brit. slang), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), half-inch (old-fashioned slang), heist (U.S. slang), embezzle, blag (slang), pilfer, misappropriate, snitch (slang), purloin, filch, prig (Brit. slang), shoplift, thieve, be light-fingered, peculate, walk or make off with People who are drug addicts come in and steal stuff.2. copy, take, plagiarize, appropriate, pinch (informal), pirate, poach They solved the problem by stealing an idea from nature.3. sneak, slip, creep, flit, tiptoe, slink, insinuate yourself They can steal away at night and join us.noun1. (Informal) bargain, good deal, good value, good buy, snip (informal), giveaway, (cheap) purchase This champagne is a steal.2. rip-off, theft (slang), thieving, pilfering, misappropriation, purloining, thievery His favourite joke is a steal from Billy Connolly.stealverb1. To take (another's property) without permission:filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, thieve.Informal: lift, swipe.Slang: cop, heist, hook, nip, pinch, rip off, snitch.Idiom: make off with.2. To move silently and furtively:creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak.Slang: gumshoe.noun1. The crime of taking someone else's property without consent:larceny, pilferage, theft, thievery.Slang: rip-off.2. Slang. Something offered or bought at a low price:bargain.Informal: buy, deal.Translationssteal (stiːl) – past tense stole (stoul) : past participle stolen (ˈstoulən) – verb1. to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right. Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money). 偷 偷2. to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly. He stole a glance at her. 偷(看) 偷（看） 3. to move quietly. He stole quietly into the room. 溜入，溜(進) 溜入，溜（进） steal
See:- a steal
- be a steal
- beg, borrow or steal
- beg, borrow, or steal
- like stealing acorns from a blind pig
- mean enough to steal a penny off a dead man's eyes
- steal (one) blind
- steal (one's) heart
- steal (one's) thunder
- steal (someone's) clothes
- steal a base
- steal a glance (at someone or something)
- steal a glance at
- steal a glance/look
- steal a kiss
- steal a look (at someone or something)
- steal a march
- steal a march on
- steal a march on (someone or something)
- steal a march on somebody
- steal a march on someone, to
- steal a march over (someone or something)
- steal a march upon (someone or something)
- steal away
- steal from
- steal from (someone or something)
- steal heart
- steal off
- steal off (someone or something)
- steal out of (some place)
- steal out of some place
- steal over
- steal over (someone or something)
- steal somebody's heart
- steal somebody's thunder
- steal someone blind
- steal someone's clothes
- steal someone's heart
- steal someone's thunder
- steal someone's thunder, to
- steal the march on (someone or something)
- steal the march over (someone or something)
- steal the march upon (someone or something)
- steal the show
- steal the spotlight
- steal thunder
- steal up on
- steal up on (someone or something)
EncyclopediaSeeStealingsteal
steal [stēl] diversion of something from its normal course, usually referring to blood flow in occlusive arterial disease.subclavian steal in occlusive disease of the subclavian artery, a reversal of blood flow in the ipsilateral vertebral artery from the basilar artery to the subclavian artery beyond the point of occlusion; this may deprive the brain of blood and cause the subclavian steal syndrome.steal (stēl), Diversion of blood by alternate routes or reversed flow, from one vascular bed to another, often causing symptoms in the organ from which blood flow has been diverted. [M.E. stelen, fr. A.S. stelan] steal Cardiology
noun To use blood from another region.
Vox populi
verb To acquire unlawfully.steal (stēl) Diversion of blood through alternate routes or reversed flow, from a vascularized tissue to one deprived by proximal arterial obstruction. [M.E. stelen, fr. A.S. stelan]steal (stēl) Diversion of blood by alternate routes or reversed flow, from one vascular bed to another, often causing symptoms in organ from which blood flow has been diverted. [M.E. stelen, fr. A.S. stelan]STEAL
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| STEAL➣Strategic Transfer of Equipment to Alternate Locations | | STEAL➣Shore Test Equipment Allowance List |
steal
Related to steal: stealable, steel, bilkingSynonyms for stealverb takeSynonyms- take
- nick
- pinch
- lift
- trouser
- cabbage
- swipe
- knock off
- half-inch
- heist
- embezzle
- blag
- pilfer
- misappropriate
- snitch
- purloin
- filch
- prig
- shoplift
- thieve
- be light-fingered
- peculate
- walk or make off with
verb copySynonyms- copy
- take
- plagiarize
- appropriate
- pinch
- pirate
- poach
verb sneakSynonyms- sneak
- slip
- creep
- flit
- tiptoe
- slink
- insinuate yourself
noun bargainSynonyms- bargain
- good deal
- good value
- good buy
- snip
- giveaway
- (cheap) purchase
noun rip-offSynonyms- rip-off
- theft
- thieving
- pilfering
- misappropriation
- purloining
- thievery
Synonyms for stealverb to take (another's property) without permissionSynonyms- filch
- pilfer
- purloin
- snatch
- thieve
- lift
- swipe
- cop
- heist
- hook
- nip
- pinch
- rip off
- snitch
verb to move silently and furtivelySynonyms- creep
- glide
- lurk
- mouse
- prowl
- pussyfoot
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- snake
- sneak
- gumshoe
noun the crime of taking someone else's property without consentSynonyms- larceny
- pilferage
- theft
- thievery
- rip-off
noun something offered or bought at a low priceSynonymsSynonyms for stealnoun an advantageous purchaseSynonymsRelated Words- purchase
- song
- travel bargain
noun a stolen baseRelated Wordsverb take without the owner's consentRelated Words- take
- cabbage
- filch
- pilfer
- purloin
- snarf
- swipe
- abstract
- nobble
- pinch
- sneak
- hook
- lift
- rustle
- shoplift
- pirate
- plagiarise
- plagiarize
- pocket
- bag
- defalcate
- embezzle
- malversate
- misappropriate
- peculate
- rob
- cop
- glom
- snitch
- thieve
- knock off
- walk off
- pluck
- hustle
- roll
- loot
- plunder
- burglarise
- burglarize
- burgle
- heist
verb move stealthilySynonymsRelated Words- move
- slip away
- sneak away
- sneak off
- sneak out
- steal away
verb steal a baseRelated Words- baseball
- baseball game
- gain ground
- get ahead
- make headway
- pull ahead
- win
- gain
- advance
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