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steal
to take the property of another without permission: Did he steal your purse?
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steal
(stēl)v. stole (stōl), sto·len (stō′lən), steal·ing, steals
v.tr.
1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
3. To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent.
4. To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed.
5. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
6. Baseball To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
v.intr.
1. To steal another's property.
2. To move, happen, or elapse stealthily or unobtrusively: He stole away for a quiet moment. The deadline stole up on us.
3. Baseball To steal a base.
n.
Idiom: 1. The act of stealing.
2. Slang A bargain.
3. Baseball A stolen base.
4. Basketball An act of gaining possession of the ball from an opponent.
steal (someone's) thunder
To use, appropriate, or preempt the use of another's idea, especially to one's own advantage and without consent by the originator.
[Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan.]
steal′er n.
Synonyms: steal, purloin, filch, pilfer, swipe, lift, pinch
These verbs mean to take another's property wrongfully, often surreptitiously. Steal is the most general: stole a car; steals research from colleagues. To purloin is to make off with something, often in a breach of trust: purloined the key to his cousin's safe-deposit box. Filch often suggests that what is stolen is of little value, while pilfer sometimes connotes theft of or in small quantities: filched towels from the hotel; pilfered fruit from the farmer. Swipe frequently connotes quick, furtive snatching or seizing: swiped a magazine from the rack. To lift is to take something surreptitiously and keep it for oneself: a pickpocket who lifts wallets on the subway. Pinch can apply loosely to any kind of stealing, but literally it means taking something by picking it up between the thumb and the fingers: pinched a dollar from the till.
These verbs mean to take another's property wrongfully, often surreptitiously. Steal is the most general: stole a car; steals research from colleagues. To purloin is to make off with something, often in a breach of trust: purloined the key to his cousin's safe-deposit box. Filch often suggests that what is stolen is of little value, while pilfer sometimes connotes theft of or in small quantities: filched towels from the hotel; pilfered fruit from the farmer. Swipe frequently connotes quick, furtive snatching or seizing: swiped a magazine from the rack. To lift is to take something surreptitiously and keep it for oneself: a pickpocket who lifts wallets on the subway. Pinch can apply loosely to any kind of stealing, but literally it means taking something by picking it up between the thumb and the fingers: pinched a dollar from the till.
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steal
(stiːl)vb, steals, stealing, stole or stolen
1. to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner
2. (tr) to obtain surreptitiously
3. (tr) to appropriate (ideas, etc) without acknowledgment, as in plagiarism
4. to move or convey stealthily: they stole along the corridor.
5. (intr) to pass unnoticed: the hours stole by.
6. (tr) to win or gain by strategy or luck, as in various sports: to steal a few yards.
7. steal a march on to obtain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand measure
8. steal someone's thunder to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him or her
9. steal the show to be looked upon as the most interesting, popular, etc, esp unexpectedly
n
10. (Law) the act of stealing
11. something stolen or acquired easily or at little cost
[Old English stelan; related to Old Frisian, Old Norse stela Gothic stilan, German stehlen]
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steal
(stil)v. stole, sto•len, steal•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force.
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: She stole the dog upstairs at bedtime.
5. Baseball. (of a base runner) to reach (a base) safely by running while the ball is being pitched to the player at bat.
v.i. 6. to commit or practice theft.
7. to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: to steal out of a room.
8. to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by.
9. Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base by running to it while the ball is being pitched to the player at bat.
n. 10. an act of stealing; theft.
11. the thing stolen.
12. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain.
13. Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing.
Idioms: 1. steal a march on, to gain an advantage over, as by stealth.
2. steal someone's thunder,
a. to accept credit for another's work.
b. to detract from another's achievement by some action that anticipates or overshadows it.
3. steal the show,
a. to usurp the credit for something.
b. to be more outstanding than anyone or anything else.
[before 900; Middle English stelen, Old English stelan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse stela, Old High German stelan, Gothic stilan]
steal′a•ble, adj.
steal′er, n.
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steal
- embezzle - Originally, it simply meant "steal."
- purloin - Meaning to steal, it is from Latin pur/pro, "forth," and loign, "far."
- scrounge - First meant to live off or sponge off someone else; it is a variant of scrunge, "steal."
- snoop - From Dutch snoepen, "eat on the sly," it first meant "steal and eat in a clandestine manner."
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rob
– steal1. 'rob'
The verb rob is often used in stories and newspaper reports.
If someone takes something that belongs to you without intending to return it, you can say that they rob you of it.
Pirates boarded the ships and robbed the crew of money and valuables.
The two men were robbed of more than £700.
If something that belongs to you has been stolen, you can say that you have been robbed.
He was robbed on his way home.
If someone takes several things from a building without intending to return them, you say that they rob the building.
He told the police he robbed the bank to buy a car.
2. 'steal'
When someone takes something without intending to return it, you do not say that they 'rob' it. You say that they steal it.
His first offence was stealing a car.
See steal
steal
When someone steals something, they take it without permission and without intending to return it.
He tried to steal a car from the car park.
She was accused of stealing a necklace.
The past tense of steal is stole. The -ed participle is stolen.
Armed raiders stole millions of dollars.
My phone was stolen from my bag.
Be Careful!
When you are speaking about the object that has been stolen, use steal or take. When the object of the verb is a person or a building, use rob.
I had stolen my father's money.
I know who took my watch.
They robbed him and took his laptop.
The gang were accused of robbing a bank.
See rob - steal
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steal
Past participle: stolen
Gerund: stealing
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steal
1. The advance by a runner from one base to another when no hit has been made, usually while the pitcher is pitching.
2. Interception of a pass, or other legal means of gaining possession of the ball from the offense.
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| Noun | 1. |  steal - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"purchase - something acquired by purchase song - a very small sum; "he bought it for a song" travel bargain - a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes) |
| 2. | steal - 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) baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | |
| Verb | 1. | steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" cabbage, filch, pilfer, purloin, snarf, swipe, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, lift - make off with belongings of others shoplift - steal in a store pirate - copy illegally; of published material plagiarise, plagiarize, lift - take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money" walk off - take without permission; "he walked off with my wife!"; "The thief walked off with my gold watch" pluck, hustle, roll - sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity |
| 2. | steal - move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away - leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" | |
| 3. | steal - steal a base baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
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steal
verb
1. take, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), pinch (informal), lift (informal), trouser (slang), cabbage (Brit. slang), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), half-inch (old-fashioned slang), heist (U.S. slang), embezzle, blag (slang), pilfer, misappropriate, snitch (slang), purloin, filch, prig (Brit. slang), shoplift, thieve, be light-fingered, peculate, walk or make off with People who are drug addicts come in and steal stuff.
2. copy, take, plagiarize, appropriate, pinch (informal), pirate, poach They solved the problem by stealing an idea from nature.
noun
1. (Informal) bargain, good deal, good value, good buy, snip (informal), giveaway, (cheap) purchase This champagne is a steal.
2. rip-off, theft (slang), thieving, pilfering, misappropriation, purloining, thievery His favourite joke is a steal from Billy Connolly.
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steal
verb1. To take (another's property) without permission:
Idiom: make off with.
1. The crime of taking someone else's property without consent:
Slang: rip-off.
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Translations
استرقيَخْتَلِس، يَسْتَرِق، يأخُذُ غَفْوَةًيَسْرُقيَسْرِقُيَنْسَل بِهُدوء
krástkrást setajně se podívatukrást
stjæle
ŝteli
varastaaryövätä
krastiukrasti
loplopva ránéz
curi
læîaststelastelast til aî gera e-î
盗む盗塁盗塁する忍び足をする掘り出し物
훔치다
daryti slaptadaryti vogčiomisįslinkti
darīt zagšuszagtzagties
fura
krastiukrasti
smygastjälastöld
ลักขโมย
ăn cắp
steal
[stiːl] (stole (pt) (stolen (pp)))A. VT
1. (= take) [+ object] → robar, hurtar (frm); [+ idea] → robar
to steal sth from sb → robar algo a algn
he stole it from school → lo robó del colegio
she used to steal money from her parents → solía robar dinero a sus padres
she stole her best friend's boyfriend (from her) → (le) robó el novio a su mejor amiga
to steal sb's heart → robar el corazón a algn
to steal a march on sb → adelantarse a algn
to steal the show → llevarse todos los aplausos, acaparar la atención de todos
to steal sb's thunder → eclipsar a algn
to steal sth from sb → robar algo a algn
he stole it from school → lo robó del colegio
she used to steal money from her parents → solía robar dinero a sus padres
she stole her best friend's boyfriend (from her) → (le) robó el novio a su mejor amiga
to steal sb's heart → robar el corazón a algn
to steal a march on sb → adelantarse a algn
to steal the show → llevarse todos los aplausos, acaparar la atención de todos
to steal sb's thunder → eclipsar a algn
2. (liter) (= sneak)
to steal a glance at sb → mirar a algn de soslayo, echar una mirada de soslayo a algn
to steal a kiss from sb → robar un beso a algn
to steal a glance at sb → mirar a algn de soslayo, echar una mirada de soslayo a algn
to steal a kiss from sb → robar un beso a algn
B. VI
2. (= creep)
2.1.
to steal into a room → entrar sigilosamente en una habitación, entrar en una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal out of a room → salir sigilosamente de una habitación, salir de una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal up/down the stairs → subir/bajar sigilosamente las escaleras, subir/bajar las escaleras a hurtadillas
to steal up on sb → acercarse a algn sigilosamente
to steal into a room → entrar sigilosamente en una habitación, entrar en una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal out of a room → salir sigilosamente de una habitación, salir de una habitación a hurtadillas
to steal up/down the stairs → subir/bajar sigilosamente las escaleras, subir/bajar las escaleras a hurtadillas
to steal up on sb → acercarse a algn sigilosamente
steal away VI + ADV → escabullirse, irse furtivamente
the intruders stole away into the night → los intrusos se escabulleron en la noche
the intruders stole away into the night → los intrusos se escabulleron en la noche
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steal
[ˈstiːl] [stole] (pt) [stolen] (pp) vi
(= thieve) → voler
(= move silently) → se déplacer à pas de loup
Simon came stealing out of the shadows → Simon sortit de l'ombre à pas de loup.
Simon came stealing out of the shadows → Simon sortit de l'ombre à pas de loup.
steal away
steal off vi → filer, s'esquiverCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
steal
vb: pret <stole>, ptp <stolen>vt object, idea, kiss, heart → stehlen; to steal something from somebody → jdm etw stehlen; to steal somebody’s girlfriend → jdm die Freundin ausspannen (inf); to steal the show → die Schau stehlen; to steal the limelight from somebody → jdm die Schau stehlen; to steal somebody’s thunder → jdm den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen; Labour have stolen the Tories’ clothes → Labour hat sich der Politik der Tories bemächtigt; the baby stole all the attention → das Kind zog die ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf sich; to steal a glance at somebody → verstohlen zu jdm hinschauen
vi
(= thieve) → stehlen
(= move quietly etc) → sich stehlen, (sich) schleichen; to steal away or off → sich weg- or davonstehlen; to steal into a room → sich in ein Zimmer stehlen; to steal up on somebody → sich an jdn heranschleichen; old age was stealing up on her → das Alter machte sich allmählich bei ihr bemerkbar; the mood/feeling which was stealing over the country → die Stimmung, die sich allmählich im Land verbreitete; he could feel happiness stealing over him → er fühlte, wie ihn ein Glücksgefühl überkam; to steal home (Baseball) → ungehindert zur Ausgangsbase vorrücken
n (US inf: = bargain) → Geschenk nt (inf); a total steal → ein echtes Schnäppchen (inf); it’s a steal! → das ist (ja) geschenkt! (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
steal
[stiːl] (stole (pt) (stolen (pp)))1. vt (also) (fig) → rubare
to steal money/an idea from sb → rubare denaro/un'idea a qn
to steal a glance at sb → dare un'occhiata furtiva a qn
to steal a march on sb → battere qn sul tempo
to steal money/an idea from sb → rubare denaro/un'idea a qn
to steal a glance at sb → dare un'occhiata furtiva a qn
to steal a march on sb → battere qn sul tempo
2. vi
a. (thieve) → rubare
b. (move quietly) to steal in/out → entrare/uscire furtivamente
to steal up on sb → avvicinarsi furtivamente a qn
to steal up on sb → avvicinarsi furtivamente a qn
steal away steal off vi + adv → svignarsela, andarsene alla chetichella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
steal
(stiːl) – past tense stole (stoul) : past participle stolen (ˈstoulən) – verb1. to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right. Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).
2. to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly. He stole a glance at her.
3. to move quietly. He stole quietly into the room.
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steal
→ يَسْرِقُ ukrást stjæle stehlen κλέβω hurtar varastaa voler ukrasti rubare 盗む 훔치다 stelen stjele ukraść roubar красть stjäla ลักขโมย çalmak ăn cắp 偷窃Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009