Definition of steal

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Steal (v. i.) To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft..

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Steal :: Steal (v. t.) To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another..
Stalk :: Stalk (v. t.) To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game..
Poach :: Poach (v. i.) To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits or for salmon..
Thievish :: Thievish (a.) Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.
Shoplifter :: Shoplifter (n.) One who steals anything in a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who, under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion to steal..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Catlike :: Catlike (a.) Like a cat; stealthily; noiselessly.
Stolid :: Stolen () p. p. of Steal.
Deerstalking :: Deerstalking (n.) The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares..
Stole :: Stole () imp. of Steal.
Otosteal :: Otosteal (n.) An auditory ossicle.
Thief :: Thief (n.) One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See Theft.
Filch :: Filch (v. t.) To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little value); to pilfer..
Endosteal :: Endosteal (a.) Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To steal money.
Kleptomania :: Kleptomania (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility..
Unhoard :: Unhoard (v. t.) To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer.
Convey :: Convey (v. t.) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.
Prohibit :: Prohibit (v. t.) To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing..
Reave :: Reave (v. i.) To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic.
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