STEAL as NOUN

  1. 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 Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an advantageous purchase
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

STEAL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • steal a base
    Hypernyms(s) steal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • move stealthily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 See Also Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • to go stealthily or furtively
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • ..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 See Also Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • take without the owner’’s consent
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)