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- [steel]
- /stil/
- /stiːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [steel]
- /stil/
Definitions of steal word
- verb with object steal to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 1
- verb with object steal to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 1
- verb with object steal to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 1
- verb with object steal to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually followed by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child. 1
- verb with object steal Baseball. (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch. 1
- verb with object steal Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. 1
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Origin of steal
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; 1860-65 for def 5; Middle English stelen, Old English stelan; cognate with German stehlen, Old Norse stela, Gothic stilan
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Parts of speech for Steal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
steal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
steal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for steal
verb steal
- abstract — An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
noun steal
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- buy — If you buy something, you obtain it by paying money for it.
- closeout — A closeout at a store is a sale at which goods are sold at reduced prices.
- giveaway — an act or instance of giving something away.
- good deal — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
adj steal
- bargain counter — a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices
- bargain-basement — very low-priced.
- cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- cheapo — Cheapo things are very inexpensive and probably of poor quality.
- cut rate — a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
Antonyms for steal
verb steal
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- dedicate — If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- make amends — reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
noun steal
- invention — the act of inventing.
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