stealable

steal

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Definitions of stealable word

verb with object stealable 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 stealable to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 1
verb with object stealable to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 1
verb with object stealable 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 stealable 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 stealable Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. 1

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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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".

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