Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  steal 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  steal 
 
  Sense  1 
  steal 
  =>  pilfer,  cabbage,  purloin,  pinch,  abstract,  snarf,  swipe,  hook,  sneak,  filch,  nobble,  lift 
  =>  rustle,  lift 
  =>  shoplift 
  =>  pirate 
  =>  plagiarize,  plagiarise,  lift 
  =>  pocket,  bag 
  =>  embezzle,  defalcate,  peculate,  misappropriate 
  =>  rob 
  =>  hook,  snitch,  thieve,  cop,  knock  off  glom 
  =>  walk  off 
  =>  hustle,  pluck,  roll 
  =>  loot,  plunder 
  =>  burglarize,  burglarise,  burgle,  heist 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  steal 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  steal 
 
  Sense  1 
  steal 
  =>  pilfer,  cabbage,  purloin,  pinch,  abstract,  snarf,  swipe,  hook,  sneak,  filch,  nobble,  lift 
  =>  rustle,  lift 
  =>  shoplift 
  =>  pirate 
  =>  plagiarize,  plagiarise,  lift 
  =>  crib 
  =>  pocket,  bag 
  =>  embezzle,  defalcate,  peculate,  misappropriate 
  =>  rob 
  =>  hold  up  stick  up 
  =>  mug 
  =>  pick 
  =>  hook,  snitch,  thieve,  cop,  knock  off  glom 
  =>  walk  off 
  =>  hustle,  pluck,  roll 
  =>  loot,  plunder 
  =>  burglarize,  burglarise,  burgle,  heist 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  steal 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  steal 
 
  4  senses  of  steal 
 
  Sense  1 
  steal 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  2 
  steal,  slip 
  =>  move 
  Also  See->  steal  away#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  steal 
  =>  gain,  advance,  win,  pull  ahead,  make  headway,  get  ahead,  gain  ground 
 
  Sense  4 
  sneak,  mouse,  creep,  steal,  pussyfoot 
  =>  walk 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  steal 
 
  steal  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  steal 
 
  Sense  1 
  steal 
  =>  take 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  steal,  slip 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  steal 
  =>  gain,  advance,  win,  pull  ahead,  make  headway,  get  ahead,  gain  ground 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  sneak,  mouse,  creep,  steal,  pussyfoot 
  =>  walk 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  stole 
  asystole 
  diastole 
  stole 
  stolen  property 
  systole 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stole 
 
  The  noun  stole  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stole  --  (a  wide  scarf  worn  about  their  shoulders  by  women) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  steal 
 
  The  verb  steal  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  steal  --  (take  without  the  owner's  consent;  "Someone  stole  my  wallet  on  the  train";  "This  author  stole  entire  paragraphs  from  my  dissertation") 
  2.  (4)  steal,  slip  --  (move  stealthily;  "The  ship  slipped  away  in  the  darkness") 
  3.  (3)  steal  --  (steal  a  base,  in  baseball) 
  4.  sneak,  mouse,  creep,  steal,  pussyfoot  --  (to  go  stealthily  or  furtively:  "..stead  of  sneaking  around  spying  on  the  neighbor's  house") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stole 
  stolen 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stole 
 
  The  noun  stole  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stole  --  (a  wide  scarf  worn  about  their  shoulders  by  women) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  steal 
 
  The  verb  steal  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  steal  --  (take  without  the  owner's  consent;  "Someone  stole  my  wallet  on  the  train";  "This  author  stole  entire  paragraphs  from  my  dissertation") 
  2.  (4)  steal,  slip  --  (move  stealthily;  "The  ship  slipped  away  in  the  darkness") 
  3.  (3)  steal  --  (steal  a  base,  in  baseball) 
  4.  sneak,  mouse,  creep,  steal,  pussyfoot  --  (to  go  stealthily  or  furtively:  "..stead  of  sneaking  around  spying  on  the  neighbor's  house") 

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