- verbsteal (verb) · steals (third person present) · stole (past tense) · stealing (present participle) · stolen (past participle)
- take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:"thieves stole her bicycle" · "stolen goods" · "she was found guilty of stealing from her employers"
- dishonestly pass off (another person's ideas) as one's own:"accusations that one group had stolen ideas from the other were soon flying"
- take the opportunity to give or share (a kiss) when it is not expected or when people are not watching:"he was allowed to steal a kiss in the darkness"
- (in various sports) gain (an advantage, a run, or possession of the ball) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent.
- baseball(of a base runner) advance safely to (the next base) by running to it as the pitcher begins the delivery:"Rickey stole third base"
- move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously:"he stole down to the kitchen" · "a delicious languor was stealing over her"
- direct (a look) quickly and unobtrusively:"he stole a furtive glance at her"
nounsteal (noun) · steals (plural noun)- informala bargain:"for $5 it was a steal"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHan act of stealing something:"New York's biggest art steal"
- an idea taken from another work:"the chorus is a steal from The Smiths' “London”"
- baseballan act of stealing a base.
- basketballhockeyan act of taking possession of the ball or puck from an opponent:"point guard Kaleb Joseph finished with eight points, four steals, and seven assists"
OriginOld English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a bargain:
- an act of stealing something:
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