steal
1. steal \'ste-(*)l\ \'sto-l\ \'sto--l*n\ vb or stole; or sto.len or
steal.ing [ME stelen, fr. OE stelan; akin to OHG stelan to steal] 1: to
take the property of another 2: to come or go secretly, unobtrusively,
gradually, or unexpectedly 3: to steal a base 1a: to take or appropriate
without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully
1b: to take away by force or unjust means 1c: to take secretly or without
permission 1d: to appropriate entirely to oneself or beyond one's proper
share {@ the show} 2a: to move, convey, or introduce secretly : SMUGGLE
2b: to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner 3a: to seize, gain,
or win by trickery, skill, or daring {a basketball p layer adept at ~ing
the ball from his opponents} of a base runner 3b: to gain (a base) by
running without the aid of a hit or an error rom another without right or
without detection. STEAL may apply to any surreptitious taking of anything
tangible or intangible; PILFER implies stealing repeatedly in small
amounts; FILCH adds a suggestion of snatching quickly and surreptitiously;
PURLOIN stresses removing or carrying off for one's own use or purposes -
steal.er n SYN syn STEAL, PILFER, FILCH, PURLOIN mean to take f
2. steal n 1: the act or an instance of stealing 2: a fraudulent or
questionable political deal 3: BARGAIN