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steal

/ steal /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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)
Type of:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 2
steal a base
Type of:
gain advance win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 3
move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
Type of:
move
Derived:
skid slip sideslip elusion eluding
See also:
elapse lapse pass slip by glide by
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
take without the owner''s consent
"Someone stole my wallet on the train"
"This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Type of:
take
Kinds of:
pilfer cabbage purloin pinch abstract
Derived:
thief stealer larceny theft thievery
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
noun Sense 5
an advantageous purchase
"she got a bargain at the auction"
"the stock was a real buy at that price"
Type of:
purchase
Kinds of:
song travel bargain
Derived:
buy purchase dicker bargain
verb Sense 6
to go stealthily or furtively
"..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor''s house"
Type of:
walk
Derived:
stealth stealing creep weirdo weirdie
See also:
slip away steal away sneak away sneak off sneak out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

baseball baseball game ball gain advance win move take pilfer cabbage purloin pinch