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steal1 /stēl/ transitive verb (pat stole (obsolete stale; Scot staw, stealed or stealt); pap stōˈlen (obsolete stōle; Milton stōln; Scot stown, stealed or stealt))- To take without right or permission, esp secretly
- To take, gain or win, by beguiling talk, by contrivance, unexpectedly, insidiously, gradually, or furtively
- To snatch
- To hole (a long putt) by a delicate stroke (golf)
- To gain (a base) without the help of a hit or error, by running to it without being tagged out (baseball)
- To put surreptitiously, smuggle
intransitive verb- To be a thief
- To pass quietly, unobtrusively, gradually, or surreptitiously
noun (informal)- An act of stealing, a theft
- Something acquired without right or permission
- A bargain
- The stealing of a base (baseball)
ORIGIN: OE stelan; related to Ger stehlen, Du stelen, Swed stjäla, Dan stjæle stealˈer noun stealˈing noun and adjective stealˈingly adverb steal a march on see under march1 steal a marriage To marry secretly steal someone's thunder - To make use of another's invention against him or her (as when John Dennis's stage thunder was used in a rival's play)
- To rob someone of the opportunity of achieving a sensational effect by forestalling him or her
steal the show see under show |