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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Stale \Stale\ (st[=a]l), n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. st[ae]l,
     stel; akin to LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake,
     stalk, stem, Gr. steleo`n a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.]
     The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
     [Written also steal, stele, etc.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           But seeing the arrow's stale without, and that the head
           did go
           No further than it might be seen.        --Chapman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), n. [See Stale a handle.]
     A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.]
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           And in his hand a huge poleax did bear.
           Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. Stole (st[=o]l); p. p.
     Stolen (st[=o]"l'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Stealing.] [OE.
     stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG.
     stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj["a]la, Dan.
     sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.]
     1. 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.
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              Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence
              Or steal, or beg, or borrow, thy dispense.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets
              in alms.                              --G. Eliot.
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     2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to
        creep furtively, or to insinuate.
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              They could insinuate and steal themselves under the
              same by their humble carriage and submission.
                                                    --Spenser.
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              He will steal himself into a man's favor. --Shak.
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     3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
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              So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
                                                    --2 Sam. xv.
                                                    6.
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     4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible
        degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and
        imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
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              Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the
              mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. --I.
                                                    Watts.
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     5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try
        to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
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              Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course,
              profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal
              it.                                   --Bacon.
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     To steal a march, to march in a covert way; to gain an
        advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now
        by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march
        upon one's political rivals.
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              She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy.
                                                    --Smollett.
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              Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over
              the sea.                              --Walpole.
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     Syn: To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), v. i.
     1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or
        theft.
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              Thou shalt not steal.                 --Ex. xx. 15.
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     2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away,
        unperceived; to go or come furtively. --Chaucer.
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              Fixed of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly
              all company, one night she stole away. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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              From whom you now must steal, and take no leave.
                                                    --Shak.
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              A soft and solemn breathing sound
              Rose like a steam of rich, distilled perfumes,
              And stole upon the air.               --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Steal \Steal\, n. [See Stale a handle.]
     A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.]
  
           And in his hand a huge poleax did bear. Whose steale
           was iron-studded but not long.           --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Steal \Steal\, v. t. [imp. Stole; p. p. Stolen; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Stealing.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries.
     stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW.
     stj["a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.]
     1. 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.
  
              Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence Or steal,
              or borrow, thy dispense.              --Chaucer.
  
              The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets
              in ?lms.                              --G. Eliot.
  
     2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to
        creep furtively, or to insinuate.
  
              They could insinuate and steal themselves under the
              same by their humble carriage and submission.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
              He will steal himself into a man's favor. --Shak.
  
     3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
  
              So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
                                                    --2 Sam. xv.
                                                    6.
  
     4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible
        degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and
        imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
  
              Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the
              mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. --I.
                                                    Watts.
  
     5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try
        to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
  
              Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course,
              profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal
              it.                                   --Bacon.
  
     To steal a march, to march in a covert way; to gain an
        advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now
        by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march
        upon one's political rivals.
  
              She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy.
                                                    --Smollett.
  
              Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over
              the sea.                              --Walpole.
  
     Syn: To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Steal \Steal\, v. i.
     1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or
        theft.
  
              Thou shalt not steal.                 --Ex. xx. 15.
  
     2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away,
        unperceived; to go or come furtively. --Chaucer.
  
              Fixed of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly
              all company, one night she stole away. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
              From whom you now must steal, and take no leave.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              A soft and solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam
              of rich, distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air.
                                                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Stale \Stale\, n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. st[ae]l, stel; akin to
     LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake, stalk, stem,
     Gr. ? a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.]
     The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.
     [Written also steal, stele, etc.]
  
           But seeling the arrow's stale without, and that the
           head did go No further than it might be seen.
                                                    --Chapman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  steal
       n 1: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the
            auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price" [syn:
             bargain, buy]
       2: 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)
       v 1: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet
            on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from
            my dissertation"
       2: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
          [syn: slip]
       3: steal a base
       4: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around
          spying on the neighbor's house" [syn: sneak, mouse, creep,
           pussyfoot]
       [also: stolen, stole]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η κλεψιά, η ενέργεια του ρήματος #Ρήμα (κλέβω)
     2 εμπόρευμα σε τιμή ευκαιρίας
     Αγγλικά vb.
     κλέβω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     n.
     1 The act of stealing.
     2 (lb en slang)  A piece of merchandise available at a very low,
  attractive price.
     3 (lb en basketball ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive
  player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's
  team.
     4 (lb en baseball) A stolen base.<span
  id="noun-baseball"></span>
     5 (lb en curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
     6 (lb en computing) A policy in database systems that a database
  follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage
  before its commit occurs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's
  permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return
  it.
     2 (lb en transitive of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To
  appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
     3 (lb en transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
     4 (lb en transitive colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
     5 (lb en transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an
  entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually
  used in the phrase steal the show.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     n.
     1 The act of stealing.
     2 (lb en slang)  A piece of merchandise available at a very low,
  attractive price.
     3 (lb en basketball ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive
  player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's
  team.
     4 (lb en baseball) A stolen base.<span
  id="noun-baseball"></span>
     5 (lb en curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
     6 (lb en computing) A policy in database systems that a database
  follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage
  before its commit occurs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's
  permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return
  it.
     2 (lb en transitive of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To
  appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
     3 (lb en transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
     4 (lb en transitive colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
     5 (lb en transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an
  entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually
  used in the phrase steal the show.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     n.
     1 The act of stealing.
     2 (lb en slang)  A piece of merchandise available at a very low,
  attractive price.
     3 (lb en basketball ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive
  player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's
  team.
     4 (lb en baseball) A stolen base.<span
  id="noun-baseball"></span>
     5 (lb en curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
     6 (lb en computing) A policy in database systems that a database
  follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage
  before its commit occurs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's
  permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return
  it.
     2 (lb en transitive of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To
  appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
     3 (lb en transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
     4 (lb en transitive colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
     5 (lb en transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an
  entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually
  used in the phrase steal the show.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     n.
     1 The act of stealing.
     2 (lb en slang)  A piece of merchandise available at a very low,
  attractive price.
     3 (lb en basketball ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive
  player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's
  team.
     4 (lb en baseball) A stolen base.<span
  id="noun-baseball"></span>
     5 (lb en curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
     6 (lb en computing) A policy in database systems that a database
  follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage
  before its commit occurs.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's
  permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return
  it.
     2 (lb en transitive of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To
  appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
     3 (lb en transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
     4 (lb en transitive colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
     5 (lb en transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an
  entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually
  used in the phrase steal the show.
     6 (lb en intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     Englanti vb.
     varastaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  steal
     Engelska vb.
     stjäla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  steal /stˈiːl/
  steel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Steal /stˈiːl/
  إسرق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  steal //stiːl// 
  кражба, промоция
  merchandise available at a very attractive price

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  steal //stiːl// 
  1. открадвам
  to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully
  2. крада́, крада
  to illegally take possession of
  3. прокрадвам се
  to move silently