To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.transitive
To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.transitive, usually
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.transitive
To acquire at a low price.figuratively, informal, transitive
To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.transitive
To move silently or secretly; to pass unnoticed.intransitive
To convey (something) clandestinely.transitive
To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.transitive
To dispossess.transitive
To borrow for a short moment.excessive, informal, transitive
To take or retell someone else’s joke; to use a clever phrase or expression from someone else in one's own speaking or writing.humorous, informal, transitive
Forms
he/she/it
steals
-ing form
stealing
past
stole
past participle
stolen
Example sentences3159 results
The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."
Lingaku