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Meaning of 'steal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Steal [ n.]
- A handle; a stale, or stele.
2 . Steal [ v. i.]
- To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
- To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.
3 . Steal [ v. t.]
- To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
- To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
- To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
- To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
- To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.

Meaning of 'steal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . steal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an advantageous purchase
Example in sentence:
  • she got a bargain at the auction;
  • the stock was a real buy at that price
2 . steal [ v]
Meaning (2):
- take without the owner's consent
Example in sentence:
  • Someone stole my wallet on the train;
  • This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Meaning (3):
- move stealthily
Example in sentence:
  • The lonely man skulks down the main street all day;
  • The ship slipped away in the darkness

Nearby Words:

stead steadfast steadfastly steadfastness steadied steadily steadiness steading steady steadying

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