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steal
- pronunciation:
- stil
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- steal the show
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
steals, stealing, stole, stolen |
| definition 1: |
to obtain possession of (the property of another) without permission or right, esp. in a forceful or furtive way.
- synonyms:
- purloin, take, thieve
- similar words:
- appropriate, capture, commandeer, cop, embezzle, filch, hijack, liberate, lift, loot, palm, peculate, pilfer, plunder, poach, pocket, raid, rip off, rob, snitch, swipe
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| definition 2: |
to adopt (words or ideas) as one's own without acknowledging the true source.
- synonyms:
- plagiarize
- similar words:
- appropriate, copy, crib, lift, rip off
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| definition 3: |
to obtain in a clever or surreptitious way.
She stole a glance at the documents.- synonyms:
- sneak
- similar words:
- catch, grab, snatch
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| definition 4: |
to move or convey secretly or inconspicuously (usu. fol. by in, from, or away).
- similar words:
- slide, slip, sneak
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| definition 5: |
in baseball, to run safely to (another base) while the pitcher is throwing to the batter.
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| related words: |
despoil, edge, misappropriate, pick, spirit |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to practice or commit theft.
- synonyms:
- rob, thieve
- similar words:
- loot, peculate, pilfer, plunder, poach, purloin
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| definition 2: |
to move, occur, or pass gently or unobtrusively.
- synonyms:
- slide, slip, sneak
- similar words:
- creep, elapse, glide, lurk, prowl, sidle, skulk, slink, tiptoe
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| related words: |
edge, rogue |
| phrase: |
steal the show |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something stolen.
- similar words:
- loot
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| definition 2: |
(informal) a bargain.
At this low price the car is a steal.- synonyms:
- bargain
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| definition 3: |
in baseball, an act of stealing a base.
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| derivation: |
stealer (n.) |
Are you looking for the word steel (a metal)? Steal and steel sound alike but have different meanings.
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