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Definitions for Steal

[1] to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
[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 (usually followed by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child.
[5] Baseball . (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch.
[6] Games . to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck.
[7] to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show.
[8] to commit or practice theft.
[9] to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight.
[10] to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by.
[11] Baseball . (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball.
[12] Informal . an act of stealing; theft.
[13] Informal . the thing stolen; booty.
[14] Informal . something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40.
[15] Baseball . the act of advancing a base by stealing.
[16] steal someone's thunder , to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc.
[17] to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner
[18] (tr) to obtain surreptitiously
[19] (tr) to appropriate (ideas, etc) without acknowledgment, as in plagiarism
[20] to move or convey stealthily they stole along the corridor
[21] (intr) to pass unnoticed the hours stole by
[22] (tr) to win or gain by strategy or luck, as in various sports to steal a few yards
[23] steal a march on to obtain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand measure
[24] steal someone's thunder to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him
[25] steal the show to be looked upon as the most interesting, popular, etc, esp unexpectedly
[26] the act of stealing
[27] something stolen or acquired easily or at little cost

Words related to Steal

pilfer, kidnap, swipe, remove, keep, plunder, take, strip, embezzle, loot, abduct, divert, ransack, cheat, rifle, sack, appropriate, defraud, thieve, purloin

Words nearby Steal

steak au poivre, steak knife, steak set, steak tartare, steakhouse, steal, steal a march on, steal someone blind, steal someone's heart, steal someone's thunder, steal the show

Origin of Steal

before 900; 1860–65 for def 5 ; Middle English stelen, Old English stelan; cognate with German stehlen, Old Norse stela, Gothic stilan

Words that may be confused with Steal

burglarize, mug, rip, off, rob, steal, (see, synonym, study, at, rob), steal, steel, stele

Other words from Steal

steal·a·ble , adjective
steal·er , noun
non·steal·a·ble , adjective
out·steal , verb (used with object), out·stole, out·sto·len, out·steal·ing.

Word origin for Steal

Old English stelan ; related to Old Frisian, Old Norse stela Gothic stilan , German stehlen

Synonyms for Steal

abduct, divert, embezzle, keep, kidnap, loot, pilfer, plunder, ransack, remove, strip, swipe, take, appropriate, blackmail, burglarize, cheat, cozen, defraud, despoil, heist, housebreak, lift, misappropriate, peculate, pillage, pinch, pirate, plagiarize, poach, purloin, rifle, sack, shoplift, snitch, swindle, thieve, withdraw, carry off, hold for ransom, hold up, make off with, rip off, run off with, spirit away, stick up, take possession of, walk off with