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ALL meanings of stealer

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  • verb with object stealer 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 stealer to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 1
  • verb with object stealer to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 1
  • verb with object stealer 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 stealer 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 stealer Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. 1
  • verb with object stealer to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show. 1
  • verb without object stealer to commit or practice theft. 1
  • verb without object stealer to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight. 1
  • verb without object stealer to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by. 1
  • verb without object stealer Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball. 1
  • noun stealer Informal. an act of stealing; theft. 1
  • noun stealer Informal. the thing stolen; booty. 1
  • noun stealer Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. 1
  • noun stealer Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. 1
  • idioms stealer steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc. 1
  • noun stealer a person who steals something 0
  • noun stealer (in combination) 0
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