What does steal mean?
Definitions for steal
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Princeton's WordNet
bargain, buy, stealnoun
an advantageous purchase
"she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
stealverb
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)
stealverb
take without the owner's consent
"Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
steal, slipverb
move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
stealverb
steal a base
Wiktionary
stealnoun
The act of stealing.
stealnoun
A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
At this price, this car is a steal.
stealnoun
A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
stealnoun
A stolen base.
stealnoun
Scoring in an end without the hammer.
stealnoun
A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs
stealverb
To illegally, or without the owner's permission, take possession of something by surreptitiously taking or carrying it away.
stealverb
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
stealverb
To copy copyright-protected work without permission.
stealverb
To acquire at a low price.
He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.
stealverb
To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
stealverb
To move silently or secretly.
He stole across the room, trying not to wake her.
stealverb
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.
stealverb
To dispossess
Webster Dictionary
Stealnoun
a handle; a stale, or stele
Stealverb
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
Stealverb
to withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate
Stealverb
to gain by insinuating arts or covert means
Stealverb
to get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away
Stealverb
to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look
Stealverb
to practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft
Stealverb
to withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively
Etymology: [See Stale a handle.]
Freebase
Steal
In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, or by catching the opponents pass or dribble of an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive player's hands or otherwise a foul is called. Steals are not credited if the defensive player merely picks up a loose ball in his vicinity or when an errant pass goes directly to him. Steals are credited to the player who gains possession. Whenever a steal is recorded for a defensive player, an offensive player must be credited as making a turnover. Stealing the ball requires good anticipation, speed and fast reflexes, all common traits of a good defender. However, like blocked shots, steals are not always a perfect gauge of a player's defensive abilities. An unsuccessful steal can result in the defender being out of position and unable to recover in time, allowing the offense to score. Therefore, attempting to steal is a gamble. Steals can pay off greatly, because they often trigger a fastbreak for the defensive team. There is no prototypical position from which a player may get many steals. While smaller, quicker guards tend to accumulate the most steals, there are many exceptions. For example, forward Rick Barry led the NBA in steals in 1974-75, and for many years center Hakeem Olajuwon led his team in the category, consistently ranking among the league's leaders.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Steal
stēl, v.t. to take by theft or feloniously: to take away without notice: to gain or win by address, insidiously, or by gradual means: to snatch: in golf, to hole a long putt by a stealthy stroke—the opposite of Gobble.—v.i. to practise theft: to take feloniously: to pass secretly: to slip in or out unperceived:—pa.t. stōle; pa.p. stōlen.—ns. Steal′er; Steal′ing, the act of taking another's property without his knowledge or consent: stolen property.—adv. Steal′ingly.—Steal a march on, to gain an advantage unperceived. [A.S. stelan; Ger. stehlen, Dut. stelen.]
Steal
stēl, n. (Spens.) a handle.
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'steal' in Verbs Frequency: #418
Anagrams for steal »
astel, lates, least, leats, salet, setal, slate, stale, stela, taels, tales, teals, tesla
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of steal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of steal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of steal in a Sentence
To steal a line from Justice Scalia, this is pure applesauce.
If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.
Will the next iPhone steal The Note 8 8's thunder ? Probably, but that was always expected however, we'll need to consider the pricing of the new iPhone design.
It just didn't sit right that somebody associated with January 6 who expressed the viewpoint along' Stop the Steal' is wanting to be a judge of elections.
I will have a hard time saying to people that militants can never steal Pakistan’s nuclear weapons, the more these things happen, that rate of risk goes ahead, and I just think, well, it could happen one day.
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- steelAfrikaans
- سرق, استرقArabic
- oğurlamaqAzerbaijani
- красці, скрасціBelarusian
- крадаBulgarian
- চুরি করাBengali
- robar, robatoriCatalan, Valencian
- ukrást, krástCzech
- stjæleDanish
- Schnäppchen, entwenden, stehlen, rauben, Diebstahl, Raub, klauenGerman
- κλέβωGreek
- ŝteliEsperanto
- robar, roboSpanish
- varastamaEstonian
- دزدیدنPersian
- varastaminen, varkaus, varkain, vaivihkaa, varastaa, hiipiä, löytö, ryövätä, viedä, kärkkyäFinnish
- volerFrench
- goidIrish
- goidScottish Gaelic
- mondaGuaraní
- גנב, מציאה, גניבה, התגנבHebrew
- चुरानाHindi
- lopHungarian
- գողանալArmenian
- curiIndonesian
- stelaIcelandic
- furto, rubare, derubare, attirare, focalizzare, accattivarsi, appropriarsi, aggirarsi, ruberia, fregare, distogliere, distrarre, affaroneItalian
- לגנובHebrew
- 掘り出し物, 盗み, 忍び足をする, 盗塁, 盗むJapanese
- მოპარვაGeorgian
- ұрлауKazakh
- លួចKhmer
- 훔치다Korean
- уурдоо, уурдап алууKyrgyz
- furariLatin
- ຍາດ, ລັກ, ສົກLao
- vogtiLithuanian
- zagtLatvian
- whakamohoMāori
- прикрадува, крадеMacedonian
- хулгайMongolian
- curiMalay
- seraqMaltese
- ဗုန်း, ခိုးBurmese
- tyverikjøpNorwegian
- roof, stelen, koopje, diefstal, jatten, ontvreemdenDutch
- stjele, liste seg, kupp, steleNorwegian
- skradać, kraść, ukraśćPolish
- roubo, furto, surrupiar, furtar, surripiar, roubarPortuguese
- suwayQuechua
- furt, furat, fura, eclipsa, chilipir, furătură, însuși, strecura, furișaRomanian
- украсть, воровать, кража, красть, свороватьRussian
- krasti, крастиSerbo-Croatian
- හොරකම් කරනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- ukradnúť, kradnúťSlovak
- ukrastiSlovene
- vjedhAlbanian
- stöld, stjäla, sno, smyga, knyckaSwedish
- திருடுTamil
- దొంగిలించు, దొంగతనం, కొట్టివేయు, కొట్టేయుTelugu
- дуздидан, дуздӣ карданTajik
- ขโมยThai
- ogurlamakTurkmen
- magnakawTagalog
- çalmakTurkish
- урларгаTatar
- красти, украстиUkrainian
- چراناUrdu
- oʻgʻirlamoqUzbek
- ăn cắp, ăn trộmVietnamese
- tifönVolapük
- haper, scroter, volerWalloon
- 偷Chinese
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