steal
Commit a theft
Uses of the verb steal involve actions undertaken quietly or secretly.
To steal property is to take possession of it illegally, without payment and without the owner’s permission or knowledge.
To steal away to a place or to steal a base in baseball is go move, leave, or arrive without being detected at first.
A steal can be an instance of a runner stealing a base in baseball, or something considered to be a great bargain.
Quick sliding motion
Robbery of financial institution
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
diamonds · jewels · loot · burglarize · fence · accomplice · inside job · cat burglar
Unlawful taking of goods
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
embezzlement · pilfering · looting · thievery · kleptomania · grand theft · petty theft · felony
Reproducing something exactly
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- infringementViolation of rights
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
intellectual property · unauthorized · ghostwriting · forgery · imitation · academic dishonesty · citation · lifted
Cleverly deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- secretiveInclined to conceal
surreptitious · covert · devious · crafty · slippery · light-fingered · shifty · conniving
Save from harm
- reclaimTake back possession
- recoverRegain health or possession
- retrieveGet something back
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
liberate · free · sneak out · spirit away · smuggle · extract
One who sprints
- second baseMiddle infield bag
- third baseInfield position near home
- homeOne's personal residence
- slideSmooth continuous movement
pickoff · leadoff · jump · break · speed · catcher · pitcher · safe
Agreement or distribution
- discountReduced price offered
- markdownReduction in retail price
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
find · score · snag · value · rock-bottom · half-price · closeout · liquidation
swipe
Quick sliding motion
filch · nab · lift · pocket · pinch · take · grab · hook · boost · nick
bank job
Robbery of financial institution
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
getaway · diamonds · jewels · loot · burglarize · fence · accomplice · inside job · cat burglar · museum
larceny
Unlawful taking of goods
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · embezzlement · pilfering · looting · thievery · kleptomania · grand theft · petty theft · felony · misappropriation
copying
Reproducing something exactly
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- infringementViolation of rights
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
counterfeiting · intellectual property · unauthorized · ghostwriting · forgery · imitation · academic dishonesty · citation · lifted · borrowed
sly
Cleverly deceptive
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
secretive · surreptitious · covert · devious · crafty · slippery · light-fingered · shifty · conniving · sneaking
rescue
Save from harm
salvage · liberate · free · sneak out · spirit away · smuggle · extract
runner
One who sprints
- second baseMiddle infield bag
- third baseInfield position near home
- homeOne's personal residence
slide · pickoff · leadoff · jump · break · speed · catcher · pitcher · safe · out
deal
Agreement or distribution
- discountReduced price offered
- markdownReduction in retail price
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
giveaway · find · score · snag · value · rock-bottom · half-price · closeout · liquidation · unbeatable
spotlight
Concentrated illumination source
limelight · upstage · outshine · captivate · overshadow · dazzle · divert · showstopper · headline
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- theftlarceny, burglary, robbery, shoplifting, theft
- dealsdeal, bargain, promo codes, transaction, coupon codes
- sports movesdunk, layup, dink, spike, serve
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- steal the showOutperform others completely
- stealing the showDominating attention unexpectedly
- steal someone's heartInspire deep romantic feelings
- steal awayDepart secretly, unobserved
- steal a kissTake lips by surprise
- scene stealerPerformer who outshines leads
stealing, stealth, stealthy, steals, stealer, stealers, stealable, steal away, unstealable