steal in English dictionary

  • steal

    Meanings and definitions of "steal"

    • (transitive) To illegally, or without the owner's permission, take possession of something by surreptitiously taking or carrying it away.
    • (transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
    • (copyright law, chiefly informal, transitive) To copy copyright-protected work without permission.
    • (transitive, colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
    • (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
    • (intransitive) To move silently or secretly.
    • (transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
    • (sports, transitive) To dispossess
    • The act of stealing.
    • A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
    • (basketball, field hockey) A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
    • (baseball) A stolen base.
    • (curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
    • (computing) A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs
    • noun
      The act of stealing.
    • noun
      A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
    • noun
      (basketball, ice hockey)
      A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
    • noun
      (baseball)
      A stolen base.
    • noun
      (curling)
      Scoring in an end without the hammer.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
    • verb
      (transitive, of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.)
      To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To acquire at a low price.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To move silently or secretly.
    • verb
      To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
    • verb
      (transitive, baseball)
      To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
    • verb
      (sports, transitive)
      To dispossess
    • verb
      (humorous, transitive)
      To acquire; to get
    • to illegally take possession of
    • to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully
    • to draw attention
    • to move silently
    • baseball: to advance safely during the pitch
    • merchandise available at a very attractive price
    • the act of stealing
    • To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.
    • (to) steal
    • The act of taking illegitimatly possession of something that belongs to others.
    • noun
      an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
    • noun
      a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
    • verb
      move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
    • verb
      steal a base
    • verb
      take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

    Synonyms of "steal" in English dictionary

    gain, buy, gain ground are the top synonyms of "steal" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of steal

    • steal ( third-person singular simple present steals, present participle stealing, simple past stole, past participle stolen)
    • steal, stole, stolen; he steals; be stealing
    • steal ( plural  steals)
    • steal (plural steals)
    • steal (third-person singular simple present steals, present participle stealing, simple past stole, past participle stolen)
  • Steal

    Meanings and definitions of "steal"

    • Steal (film)

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