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steal English

Meaning steal meaning

What does steal mean?
Definitions in simple English

steal Verb

— If you steal, you take somebody's money or things without their permission. The thief stole the diamond ring. — If you steal a base you run to it before the ball was hit.

steal Noun

— A steal is a good deal. It is when you pay so little money you almost did not pay. At just $2 each these T-shirts as a real steal. — A steal is when someone runs to a base before the ball is hit.

steal

— verb take without the owner's consent Someone stole my wallet on the train This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation — verb (= slip) move stealthily The ship slipped away in the darkness — verb steal a base — noun 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) — noun (= bargain, buy) an advantageous purchase she got a bargain at the auction the stock was a real buy at that price

Synonyms steal synonyms

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steal English » English

rob pilfer filch plunder pinch purloin thieve snatch nick theft take away take swipe loot kidnap embezzle burgle snitch sneak larceny creep slip misappropriate lift carry off bargain abstract stealing steal from slink pillage make off with cop cheat thief strip still hunt stalk slide seize rifle make away with crib catch carry away burglarize abduct uncover thievery swindle

Topics steal topics

What do people use steal to talk about?
Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Walk

Conjugation steal conjugation

How do you conjugate steal?

steal · verb

Examples steal examples

How do I use steal in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I would rather starve than steal.
I don't steal.
You steal stuff, don't you?
Why did you steal that?
What did you steal?
Sami tried to steal Layla's iPod.
We didn't steal it.
I was accused of stealing sand from a building site, which is not true. I didn't steal anything.
Who saw them steal it?
Who did you see steal it?
A thief broke into the house to steal the money.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
It is a sin to steal even a pin.
It was next to unthinkable that the boy would steal.
The two men were seen to steal into the house.
I steal into the house.
It is wrong to steal money.
I would rather starve to death than steal.
I would rather die than steal from others.
Hunger urged him to steal.
He would be the last man to steal money.
He will not steal my money; I have faith in him.
Hunger compelled the boy to steal money from the cash register.
Hunger drove him to steal.
He who steals a pin will steal an ox.
I saw a stranger steal into his house.
I saw somebody steal the merchandise.
It is wrong to steal.
It is bad to steal.

Movie subtitles

Why did you steal it?
Didn't Galchi teach you that it's bad to steal clothes?
It is just a gang of thugs who steal and mutilate women for no reason!
Time to stand up and steal the show!
But I didn't steal the food, and I didn't burn down the shed.
And second of all, as far as the breaking goes, you have no idea of my intent to steal your prescription pad.
Let's take that ring and get up on the bandstand and steal some wedding thunder and get engaged right now.
And when the Wadsworths are away, things are quieter here, so I steal a bit of time.
So he's deliberately trying to steal my customers.
There's a really good reason not to steal stuff in New York.
Who did steal the white elephant was just the minister of police!
They dig soil in search of vaults, want to steal our Ukrainian treasures.
That's all you steal?
I didn't want you to steal it, Bob.
Did you want to steal my car, fucking punk?
I wouldn't steal from you, Mr. Pedro.
He will steal his manuscripts!
You want I should steal?
See, I didn't steal any.
No, I'd rather steal.
Those crooks steal and cheat.
Well, you'll have to get up pretty early in the morning to steal from me.
How would you like to have somebody. steal one of your heifers?
You taught us how to cheat, steal, and kill.
Hey, did you ever steal anything?
Steal, swindle, rob!
Did you steal them?
She knew me only as the Marquis de San Marco and as such. I could only sing her a song and steal her heart.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO STEAL ANYTHING FROM MILES!
Did that clown just steal our car?
A Rumfort doesn't steal!
Me.tell.white trader. you.steal.ivory.
You shouldn't steal.
To fight and steal is to be ok?
Hey, listen. She's a festive girl and I think I'm gonna steal her.
I had nothing. Hey, did you ever steal anything?

News and current affairs

The campaign for Ukraine's parliamentary election of September 30th is scarcely underway and yet Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is already trying to steal it.
While some American skeptics feared that Soviet scientists and KGB agents would steal American technology, they failed to notice that the visitors vacuumed up political ideas alongside scientific secrets.
Policemen, military and civil bribe-takers and thieves, who first tax the Chechen civilians or simply steal from them, sell arms and explosives to the terrorists, reveal military maps of mine fields, and supply the rebels with fake documents.
Arab raiders were crossing Israel's unfenced borders to rob cattle and steal farm implements, sometimes attacking civilians.
Oligarchs fight to keep control over the oil revenues, populists promise to redistribute them, and both groups steal as much as they can for themselves.
Until the last moment, no surprise, there was lingering fear that the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) would steal the election.
The European Union wants to steal (or buy for nothing) our land, they say.
Corrupt bosses put to shame petty government bureaucrats who steal a measly few thousand dollars -- even a few million.
The US accuses China of using cyber espionage to steal intellectual property on an unprecedented scale.
American policy is not to steal intellectual property, while China's policy appears to be the opposite.
At the same time, both governments constantly hack into each other's computers to steal traditional political and military secrets.
It is less important, for instance, to steal a copy of North Korea's bomb designs than to know the morale and capability of its scientists.
As long as one does not kill, maim, steal, cheat, and so on, one can be a morally virtuous citizen, even if one spends lavishly and gives nothing to charity.
How, they ask, can we accept the ways in which newly rich secured their wealth by exploiting power to steal state property?
Millions of Britons long for someone or something to protect them from the seemingly alien forces that threaten to steal their livelihoods.
One is to steal secrets and gain an asymmetrical advantage over another country.
Likewise, with tens of thousands of street children entirely dependent for food on what they could scavenge or steal, the later Victorians established systems of orphanages.
The speech was Cameron's answer to the recent defections of two of his Conservative Party MPs to the anti-EU, anti-immigration UK Independence Party, which he fears could steal Conservative votes in the general election next May.
But, unless New York's populist new mayor, Bill de Blasio, tries to run the banks out of town, Western sheriff-style, these cities do not seem likely to steal Wall Street's crown anytime soon.
The leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, blessed the Revolutionary Guards' decision to steal the presidential election.
She also sent an unmistakable signal to those who would steal votes: at worst, they might have to share a few cabinet positions with the opposition.
Musharraf is now desperate to beg, steal, or borrow any political legitimacy he can get - including from the two civilian political leaders he exiled.
Why did Ortega decide to steal the municipal elections, despite the risks this fraud has imposed on his government?

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