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steals |
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 steal baronne anne louise germaine necker de steal-holstein steal stealer stealing stealth stealthiness Overview of noun steal The noun steal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bargain, buy steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price") 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") Overview of noun steal The noun steal has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bargain, buy steal -- (an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price") 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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