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steal

UK/stiːl/ US/ˈstil/ common informal slang
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.

take without the owner''s consent

  • “Someone stole my wallet on the train”
  • “This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation”
2.

move stealthily

  • “The ship slipped away in the darkness”
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3.
4.

to go stealthily or furtively

  • “..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor”
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noun

1.

an advantageous purchase

  • “she got a bargain at the auction”
  • “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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2.

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)

Phrases

  • coronary steal
  • make off
  • steal away
  • sticky fingers

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