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steal

/stiːl/noun, verb1 syllable

Steal means: an advantageous purchase.

Synonyms for steal20

noun, as in an advantageous purchase

bargain, buy

verb, as in take without the owner's consent

rip off, rip

verb, as in move stealthily

slip

also used for steal

sneak, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bash and grab, bone, boost, burgle, burglarize, borrow, cheat, chore, commandeer

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What does steal mean?5

noun

1

an advantageous purchase“she got a bargain at the auction”

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)

verb

1

take without the owner's consent“Someone stole my wallet on the train”

2

move stealthily“The ship slipped away in the darkness”

3

steal a base

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with steal?24

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 24 rhymes for steal, grouped by syllable

Steal in a sentence

  • Yes, we conspired to murder the king and steal his rightful throne.mailohilohi
  • And he who has never been able to, steal away from this group weeping!tinowls
  • The thief can steal everything you have, but can never steal your knowledge.josivangoncalves
  • My sentences are my ideas, so please don't steal them.Amastan
  • If you leave that there, someone might steal it.CK
  • It doesn't matter if those who are hungry, steal.DJ_Saidez
  • Do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy.Killari
  • If you steal from tax players, you will be castrated.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of steal

as a noun

plural
steals

as a verb

past tense
stole
past participle
stolen
present participle
stealing
third-person singular
steals