steal

noun

The act of stealing.

(slang, figurative) A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.

(basketball, ice 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.

verb

(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

(transitive, of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

(transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

(transitive, informal, figurative) 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) To convey (something) clandestinely.

To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.

(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

(informal, transitive, hyperbolic) To borrow for a short moment.

(informal, transitive, humorous) To take or retell someone else’s joke; to use a clever phrase or expression from someone else in one's own speaking or writing.

Synonyms for steal

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Words related to steal

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