Definition of steal

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Steal (v. t.) To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look..

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Piracy :: Piracy (n.) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land..
Shoplifting :: Shoplifting (n.) Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a shop.
Thieve :: Thieve (v. t. & i.) To practice theft; to steal.
Pirate :: Pirate (n.) A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor..
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Cutpurse :: Cutpurse (n.) One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a pickpocke.
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice..
Stolid :: Stolen () p. p. of Steal.
Bye :: Bye (n.) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye..
Nuthook :: Nuthook (n.) A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors..
Lift :: Lift (v. t.) To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle..
Plagiarize :: Plagiarize (v. t.) To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or expressions of another).
Swiple :: Swipe (v. t.) To pluck; to snatch; to steal.
Osteal :: Osteal (a.) Osseous.
Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing.
Periosteal :: Periosteal (a.) Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.
Heart-robbing :: Heart-robbing (a.) Stealing the heart or affections; winning.
Plagium :: Plagium (n.) Manstealing; kidnaping.
Stealer :: Stealer (n.) One who steals; a thief.
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