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steal
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- pronunciation:
- stil
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- steal the show
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), 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.
Someone stole my bicycle.- 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.
The professor could tell that several ideas in the student's paper had been stolen.- 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: |
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 |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to practice or commit theft.
They were starving and were forced to steal.- synonyms:
- rob, thieve
- similar words:
- loot, peculate, pilfer, plunder, poach, purloin
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| definition 2: |
to move secretly or without being noticed (usu. fol. by "in," "out," or "away").
The young couple stole away from the party and went down to the river.The cat found an open window to the warm house and stole in.- synonyms:
- slide, slip, sneak
- similar words:
- creep, elapse, glide, lurk, prowl, sidle, skulk, slink, tiptoe
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| related words: |
edge, rogue |
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| phrase: |
steal the show |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act or instance of stealing.
The steal of the funds was not discovered until two days later. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) a bargain.
At this cheap price, the car is a steal.- synonyms:
- bargain
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| definition 3: |
in baseball, an act of stealing a base.
He had three steals in the game. |
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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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