steals
Meaning of steals
verb
- To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.
- (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.
- To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.
- To acquire at a low price.
He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.
- To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- To move silently or secretly.
He stole across the room, trying not to wake her.
- To convey (something) clandestinely.
- To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
- To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
- To dispossess
- To borrow for a short moment.
Can I steal your pen?
- The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.
He has 25 steals this year.
Information about steals
- The singular form of steals is: steal.
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Hyphenation of steals
steals
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- steals is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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steals antonyms
Meaning :
bestow, donate, grant, buy, earn, purchase, receive
Anagrams of steals
lasset, leasts, SalEst, salets, slates, stales, stelas, tassel, teslas
Words that rhyme with steals
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