what does steal mean?
STEAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- a stolen base
- an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- she got a bargain at the auction
- the stock was a real buy at that price
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STEAL as VERB
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The ship slipped away in the darkness
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to go stealthily or furtively
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- ..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor’’s house
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- take without the owner’’s consent
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- Someone stole my wallet on the train
- This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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