Word Meaning

steal definition and meaning

n. A handle; a stale, or stele.
v. t. To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
v. t. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
v. t. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
v. t. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
v. t. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
v. i. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
v. i. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

Crossword clues for steal

- Beg, borrow or ...
- Misappropriate
- Nick
- Pilfer
- Practise theft
- Purloin
- Rob
- Scrounge
- Take by theft
- Take illegally
- Thieve
- Walk off with