steal

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verb

1. To take (another's property) without permission: filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, thieve. Informal lift, swipe. Slang cop, heist, hook, nip¹, pinch, rip off, snitch. Idioms: makewalkoff with. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.
2. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak. Slang gumshoe. See move/halt.

noun

1. The crime of taking someone else's property without consent: larceny, pilferage, theft, thievery. Slang rip-off. See crimes.
2. Something offered or bought at a low price: bargain. Informal buy, deal. See money, transactions.

v

Definition: take something without permission
Antonyms: give, receive

IN BRIEF: n. - An advantageous purchase v. - Move stealthily; Take without the owner's consent.

If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is no longer a thief. — William Saroyan, Source: The Human Comedy, 1943, ch 4.

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To steal in a dream could indicate that the dreamer is deprived and the neediness can be fulfilled where the stealing takes place-e.g., at home, the office, or school. (See also Burglar; Robbery; Thieves/Theft).

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noun
noun, orig US

A bargain. (1942 —) .
New York Herald-Tribune The asking price is $45,000, but I'm pretty sure you could get it for 43,000, and at that price it's a steal (1951).

[From earlier sense, an act of theft.]

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For a list of words related to steal, see:

• Commerce and Trade - steal: Informal. product obtained at very low price, often less than its value
• Baseball - steal: (vb) a baserunner’s attempt to advance to the next base on a pitch
• Basketball
• Mood and Intent - steal: come or go secretly, unexpectedly, and unobserved
• Secrecy and Concealment - steal: (vb) take (another’s property); come and go in secret
• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - steal: (vb) vengefully take (something that belongs to another), esp. in secret or by force; pilfer; pinch; swipe; walk off with

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - stjæle, liste, stjæle sig
v. intr. - stjæle, liste
n. - bytte, udbytte, tilranelse

idioms:

• steal a person's thunder    tage brødet ud af munden på en
• steal away    liste sig væk
• steal the scene    stjæle scenen

Nederlands (Dutch)
stelen, roven, afsnoepen, sluipen, smokkelen, koopje

Français (French)
v. tr. - voler, dérober, (fig) s'attribuer, s'offrir, (Théât, Cin) voler (la vedette)
v. intr. - voler, dérober, entrer/sortir subrepticement, (fig) passer furtivement, filtrer à travers
n. - super affaire

idioms:

• steal away    s'esquiver (de)
• steal someone's thunder    éclipser qn en lui coupant l'herbe sous les pieds
• steal the scene    voler la vedette

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) stehlen
n. - Diebstahl, etwas billig od. mühelos Erhaltenes

idioms:

• steal away    sich fortstehlen
• steal someone's thunder    sich den Einfall eines anderen zunutze machen
• steal the scene    die Szene beherrschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κλέβω, παρεισφρέω, γλιστρώ σαν σκιά
n. - κλοπή, (αθλοπ.) κλέψιμο (μπάλας κ.λπ.), (καθομ.) κελεπούρι, εύκολη ενέργεια (κν. παιχνιδάκι)

idioms:

• steal a person's thunder    κλέβω (και πρωτοχρησιμοποιώ) τα πιο εντυπωσιακά μέσα ή μεθόδους αντιπάλου
• steal away    απομακρύνομαι λαθραία
• steal the scene    κλέβω τη σκηνή, επιβάλλομαι

Italiano (Italian)
rubare, andare strisciando, andare striscioni, camminare furtivamente, muoversi furtivamente

idioms:

• steal away    sgattaiolar via
• steal the scene    monopolizzare l'attenzione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - roubar

idioms:

• steal away    sair silenciosamente
• steal the scene    roubar a cena

Русский (Russian)
кража, украденная вещь, краденое имущество, подлог, коррупция, воровать, делать (что-л.) незаметно, добиваться (чего-л.) хитростью, прокрадываться, захватить внимание

idioms:

• steal away    незаметно ускользнуть, исчезнуть
• steal the scene    завоевать внимание аудитории, затмить (соперника)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - robar, hurtar, substraer, birlar, quitar, plagiar, mover, introducir, hacer algo disimuladamente, apoderarse de, apartar
v. intr. - robar, hurtar, moverse a hurtadillas, plagiar
n. - hurto, robo

idioms:

• steal away    escabullirse, marcharse a hurtadillas
• steal someone's thunder    obtener halagos para sí mismo eliminando el intento de otro por causar una impresión
• steal the scene    llevarse todos los aplausos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stjäla, lura sig till, smyga (sig)
n. - billigt fynd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偷, 侵占, 巧取, 偷东西, 行窃, 溜, 偷偷地行动, 盗垒, 偷窃

idioms:

• steal a person's thunder    抢先讲某人要讲的事, 抢先使用, 赶在某人前头
• steal away    获取, 抢走
• steal the scene    大出风头, 抢戏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 偷, 侵佔, 巧取
v. intr. - 偷東西, 行竊, 溜, 偷偷地行動, 盜壘
n. - 偷竊

idioms:

• steal a person's thunder    搶先講某人要講的事, 搶先使用, 趕在某人前頭
• steal away    獲取, 搶走
• steal the scene    大出風頭, 搶戲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 몰래 훔치다, ~에 도루하다, 슬쩍 하다
v. intr. - 도둑질하다, 몰래 움직이다, 어느새 지나가다
n. - 도둑질, 절도, 도루

idioms:

• steal away    몰래 떠나다, 살며시 훔치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 盗む, こっそり動かす, 無断借用する, 一人占めする, 盗み, 盗塁, 盗品, もうけ物, 知らぬ間に過ぎる, いつの間にか襲う, 盗塁する, そっと行く, こっそり行く

idioms:

• steal a glance    一目見る
• steal a march    出し抜く
• steal a person's thunder    考えを横取りする, 出し抜く
• steal away    ひそかに去る, 盗み取る
• steal the scene    注意をそらせる
• steal the show    主役を食う, 人気をさらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسرق, يختلس, تسلل (الاسم) سرقه, شىء مسروق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גנב, חטף‬
v. intr. - ‮נע בגניבה, התגנב‬
n. - ‮גניבה, מציאה, מיקח מצויין, משימה קלה‬

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