stole
Meaning of stole
noun
a woman's long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
Old English (in the senses ‘long robe’ and ‘priest's vestment’), via Latin from Greek stolē ‘clothing’, from stellein ‘array’.
verb, past tense
past of steal.
verb, past tense- take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.
thieves stole her bicycle
stolen goods
she was found guilty of stealing from her employers
- move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously.
he stole down to the kitchen
she disobeyed a court order and stole away with the children
a delicious languor was stealing over her
Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen .
Information about stole
- The plural form of stole is: stoles.
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Hyphenation of stole
stole
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- stole is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
stole synonyms
Meaning a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby:
Meaning a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head:
Meaning a loose outer garment or piece of material:
Meaning a constrictor snake which bears live young and may reach great size, native to America, Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands:
Meaning a woman's long fur scarf or shawl worn around the neck and shoulders:
Meaning a sleeveless cloak, typically a short one:
Meaning steal (something):
Meaning be a thief; steal something:
Meaning dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove:
Meaning steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot:
Meaning steal (things of little value):
Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:
Meaning consider something theoretically or separately from (something else):
Meaning steal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer:
Meaning steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works):
Meaning dishonestly or unfairly take (something, especially money, belonging to another) for one's own use:
Meaning steal:
rob, swipe, snitch, nick, heist, glom
Meaning catch (someone) doing something wrong:
Meaning raise to a higher position or level:
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way:
Meaning take (something) for oneself, typically quickly or without permission:
Meaning take as a memento:
Meaning steal or take without permission:
Meaning obtain dishonestly; steal:
Meaning remove the bones from (meat or fish) before cooking, serving, or selling:
Meaning steal (fruit) from an orchard or garden:
Meaning manage to obtain (something) by using persuasion or guile:
Meaning steal; grab:
Meaning copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement:
Meaning attach or fasten with a hook or hooks:
Meaning embezzle or steal (money, especially public funds):
Meaning embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted):
Meaning move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once:
Meaning the action or crime of stealing:
Meaning keen to steal; thievish:
Meaning the action of stealing another person's property:
Meaning the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force:
Meaning theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968:
Meaning illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft:
Meaning the action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer:
Meaning the action of stealing things of little value:
Meaning the action of appropriating something:
Meaning the action of misappropriating something; embezzlement:
Meaning theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer:
Meaning move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed:
Meaning move or go in a furtive or stealthy way:
Meaning come or go unobtrusively or furtively:
Meaning go or move quietly or quickly, without attracting notice:
Meaning move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion:
Meaning move smoothly, quickly, or unobtrusively:
Meaning move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion:
Meaning walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely:
Meaning (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down:
Meaning move or cause to move gradually or furtively in a particular direction:
Meaning walk quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and one's weight on the balls of the feet:
Meaning move stealthily or warily:
Meaning fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape:
Meaning (of a person or animal) move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey:
Meaning leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest:
Meaning leave a place suddenly or secretly:
Meaning run away from a place or situation of danger:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning cease to be visible:
Meaning disappear suddenly and completely:
Meaning break free from confinement or control:
Meaning go away from:
Meaning leave, especially in order to start a journey:
Meaning break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain:
Meaning leave or go away from a place quickly:
Meaning depart quickly or hurriedly; run away:
Meaning depart hurriedly:
Meaning move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce:
Meaning run away:
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