steal

US /stiːl/
UK /stiːl/
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1.

take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it

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He tried to steal a car.
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Someone stole my wallet.
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2.

move silently or furtively

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He tried to steal out of the room unnoticed.
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The cat stole silently through the grass.
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1.

an act of stealing

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The police are investigating a recent car steal.
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It was a daring steal from the museum.
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theftrobberyburglaryheistlarceny
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be a stealsteal a march onsteal someone's thunder