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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rip, rip off |
| Type of | take |
| Has types | lift, loot, malversate, misappropriate, nobble, peculate, pilfer, pinch, pirate, plagiarise, plagiarize, pluck, plunder, pocket, purloin, rob, roll, rustle, shoplift, sneak, snitch, swipe, thieve, walk off, snarf, abstract, bag, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, cabbage, cop, defalcate, embezzle, filch, glom, heist, hook, hustle, knock off |
| Derivation | stealer, stealing |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bargain, buy |
| Type of | purchase |
| Has types | song, travel bargain |
steal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ball, baseball game, baseball |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | advance, make headway, win, pull ahead, gain ground, gain, get ahead |
Examples of steal
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Williams, after a steal, lost the ball to Odum, who laid it in for a 57-56 lead.
From the kansas.com
Retired steel plant manager Al Landis will try to steal one for the Republicans.
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Pierre is the fourth player in Sox history to steal home twice in the same year.
From the dailyherald.com
The warrants accuse the men of using the baseball bat to steal $1,502 from Ring.
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Nelson Cruz scored three innings later on a steal of third and a throwing error.
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Some steal, Will said, because they feel they have been cheated or unrecognized.
From the timesunion.com
They allege two residential growing sites were jury-rigged to steal electricity.
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Chinese steal our technology, get educated here, then push the envelope further.
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The fastest way to having the top 500 companies for China may be to steal yours.
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- Bargain: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
- Take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
- 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)
- Move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
- Steal a base
- (stealing) larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
- In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics, stolen bases are denoted by SB.
- In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally gains control of the ball from an offensive player. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting (to a teammate) a pass or dribble of an offensive player. ...
- Steal (originally titled Riders) is a 2002 action film starring Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge, Bruce Payne and Steven Berkoff. It was directed by Gu00E9rard Piru00E8s and written by Mark Ezra and Gu00E9rard Piru00E8s.
