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Steal

/stiːl/

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noun

  1. The act of stealing.
  2. A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
  3. A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
  4. A stolen base.
  5. Scoring in an end without the hammer.
  6. A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.

Synonyms: bargain

verb

  1. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
  2. (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
  3. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
  4. To acquire at a low price.
  5. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
  6. To move silently or secretly.
  7. To convey (something) clandestinely.
  8. To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
  9. 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.
  10. To dispossess
  11. To borrow for a short moment.

Synonyms: sneak

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Steal is a 2-meaning word in English. Medium-length words often have several interesting anagrams.

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