Lingaku盗む【ぬすむ】
Frequency rank: 1,670. – 1,671.
- to steal
- to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn
- to do stealthilyoft. as 目を盗んで
- to do during scant timeusu. as 暇を盗んで
- to steal a basebaseball
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb
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[Person] plagiarizes [Technique]
[Person] steals [Time]
[Person] learns [Action] stealthily
[Person] steals a [Base]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to steal
- to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to watch and learn
- to do stealthily
- to do during scant time
- to steal a base
This meaning refers to taking someone's property unlawfully. It is commonly used in contexts involving theft or burglary.
This meaning is used when referring to taking someone else's intellectual property, ideas, or skills without permission, often in an educational or creative context.
This meaning implies performing an action quietly or unnoticed, often associated with secretive behavior.
This usage refers to performing an action quickly or under a time constraint, highlighting the urgency of the situation.
He hastily finished his homework because he was short on time.
This meaning is commonly used in a baseball context, referring to the act of a player advancing to the next base without being tagged out.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ぬすむ盗むをするto stealぬすみ盗みをはたらく働くto commit theftぎじゅつ技術をぬすむ盗むto steal a techniqueあいであアイデアをぬすむ盗むto plagiarize an ideaひそか密かにぬすむ盗むto do stealthilyじかん時間がないなか中でぬすむ盗むto do during scant timeぬすんだ盗んだばあすバースto steal a baseしゅほう手法をぬすむ盗むto learn by watching and imitatingぬすびと盗人においつめられる追いつめられるto be caught by a thiefぬすみぎき盗み聞きeavesdropping (literally "to steal a listening")
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ぬすむ盗む【ぬすむ】
To steal; to take someone else's property without permission.
かすめとる掠め取る【かすめとる】
To snatch away or to pilfer; to take something quickly and stealthily.
とうさく盗作【とうさく】
To plagiarize; to use someone else's work or ideas without permission.
ごうだつ強奪【ごうだつ】
To rob or to seize by force; often involves violence or coercion.
Stealthily or secretly; doing something in a manner that is not noticed.
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Even during work, I secretly indulge my Internet addiction.
Someone has robbed us of all our money during our absence.
In the night a burglar broke into the apartment and stole my wife's fur coat.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
She was caught red-handed trying to steal a necklace.