Steal synonyms and antonyms
stēl
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Part of speech:
To sneak is defined as to move around or do something in a quiet or cowardly way.
(Law) The act of cancelling part of a claim by deducting a smaller claim which the claimant owes to the defendant.
(Uncountable) The act of plagiarizing: the copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission.
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To stay hidden, ready to spring out, attack, etc.; lie in wait
snatch (related)
To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to maintain.
To take control of (something) without permission or authorization and use it for one's own purposes:
To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
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(Intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
To steal (a small amount or item).
skyjack
To hijack (an aircraft)
go stealthily
To take (another's property) without permission
(Cricket, golf) To play a hook shot.
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The definition of insinuate is cleverly and stealthily moving yourself into a specific role or position.
Pirate is defined as to rob or steal, or to publish or use copyrighted material without permission.
To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
(American football) To tackle, usually to tackle the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass.
(--- Sports) To play (a ball) out of turn or in another's territory.
To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud:
circulate bad money
To take (another's property) without permission
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To plagiarize the words, ideas, or work of (another person).
To cause to be housebroken
To commit burglary in or upon
To coerce (into doing something) as by threats
To defraud of money or property; swindle.
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To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder.
To deprive of something of value by or as by force; rob; plunder
To search thoroughly; examine every part of in searching
To place or confine in a crib.
(Informal) To burglarize or commit burglary
To rip off is to cheat or steal from someone.
To become raised or elevated; go up
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freeze on to
To take (another's property) without permission
To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
To get hold of; gain or win:
(Informal) To hit with a hard, sweeping blow
To be frugal or miserly:
To get food, money, etc. by begging or sponging
(Informal) To swindle; cheat
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dip one's hands into
To take (another's property) without permission
To steal something and run
Borrow means to take over something and use it as one's own.
seize (related)
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
burglarious
Being or resembling a burglar
Guilty of or given to larceny.
plagiaristic
Relating to plagiarism.
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Of, similar to, or characteristic of a thief; furtive.
The illegal taking of property under one’s care, particularly property to which one has a public trust or fiduciary duty.
The unauthorized publication, reproduction, or use of a copyrighted or patented work
To go away hastily and secretly; run away and hide, esp. in order to escape the law
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To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
Money or other valuable consideration (including a gift or favor) given or promised with the intent to corruptly influence the judgment or actions of a person, especially one in a position of trust such as a public official or juror.
To change from one form or use to another; transform
To come on gradually and almost unnoticed
To misuse funds; embezzle.
To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt.
(Slang) To rob or steal
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To handle dishonestly or illegally
To put into a pocket
ratten
1867, Report Presented to the Trades Unions Commissioners by the Examiners Appointed to Inquire Into Acts of Intimidation, Outrage, Or Wrong Alleged to Have Been Promoted, Encouraged, Or Connived at by Trades Unions in the Town of Sheffield, Great Britain. Royal Commission on Trades Unions. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode, 1867. p. 225:
(Slang) To cheat, trick, exploit, etc.
To steal merchandise from a store.
(Chiefly Brit.) To avoid work or responsibility; shirk; malinger
To move in a quiet furtive manner; sneak:
To inform on.
To take (another's property) without permission
give (antonym)
To communicate, convey, or offer for conveyance:
To take a sip or sips of alcoholic liquor:
Glide is defined as to move easily or flow smoothly.
(Obs.) To tear or rend as a cat does a mouse
Prowl is defined as to sneak about or search for prey.
To move with stealth or caution, like a cat
(Informal) To pull quickly
To work as a detective.
Anything bought or buyable, esp. with reference to its worth as a bargain
make (or walk) off with
crimes (related)
To take (another's property) without permission
money (related)
Any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.
transactions (related)
Plural form of transaction
confiscate (related)
flog (related)
taken away (related)
stash (related)
thieve (related)
set fire to (related)
To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
To go away; depart.
stolen (related)
To take to oneself in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right.
To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.
spirit away
To remove without anyone's noticing.
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
The wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
receive (antonym)
To greet, welcome, or be visited by:
move (related)
To be disposed of by sale:
To turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another; deflect
To impress is defined as to strongly affect someone or something or to leave a physical mark on something by using pressure.
To restrain or conceal a person in order to prevent his escape or rescue. See also kidnapping.
To force or trick (someone) into joining a ship which is lacking a full crew.
To steal (a child)
hold for ransom
To take (another's property) without permission
(Television) To run a television series at the same time daily (at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.
(Informal) To work or proceed with, or move, bring, or get by, energetic or vigorous action
(Computing) Any intellectual construct produced through the technique of abstraction.
An abnormal, persistent impulse or tendency to steal, not prompted by need
creep furtively
To take (another's property) without permission
To get possession of by unscrupulous methods
rapine loot
To take (another's property) without permission
Something pilfered
To cheat is defined as to mislead or behave in a dishonest way.
To persuade or induce to do something by cajoling or wheedling.
(Law, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
Defraud is defined as to use illegal means or deception to trick someone, usually to obtain money.
take possession of
To take (another's property) without permission
(Intransitive) To protect one's status.
(Slang) To steal or loot, esp. from a defeated enemy in wartime
The fraudulent misuse of funds by one to whom they have been entrusted for purposes for which those funds were not intended, especially the misuser’s own benefit.
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