steal

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Synonyms: seal, steel, stead, teal, stell, steam, stean, sweal, stear, steak, steat

Antonyms: seal, steel, stead, teal, stell, steam, stean, sweal, stear, steak, steat

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take [[illegally]], or without the [[owner]]'s [[permission]], something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.}} To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[get]] or effect [[surreptitious]]ly or [[artful]]ly.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|informal|figurative}} To acquire at a low price.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase [[steal the show]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] [[silent]]ly or [[secret]]ly; to pass unnoticed.
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To convey (something) [[clandestinely]].
8. To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
9. {{lb|en|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.
10. {{lb|en|sports|transitive}} To [[dispossess]].
11. {{lb|en|informal|transitive|hyperbole}} To [[borrow]] for a short moment.
12. {{lb|en|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.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|act of stealing, literally}} The act of stealing.
2. {{senseid|en|extreme bargain}} {{lb|en|slang|figurative}} A piece of [[merchandise]] available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.
3. {{senseid|en|change of ball possession in sports}} {{lb|en|basketball|ice hockey}} A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
4. {{senseid|en|stolen base in baseball}} {{lb|en|baseball}} A [[stolen base]].<span id="noun-baseball"></span>
5. {{senseid|en|type of scoring in curling}} {{lb|en|curling}} Scoring in an [[end]] without the [[hammer]].
6. {{senseid|en|type of data writing in databases}} {{lb|en|computing}} A [[policy]] in [[database]] systems that a database follows which allows a [[transaction]] to be written on nonvolatile storage before its [[commit]] occurs.

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