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Definition of Steal
Pronunciation: stēl | n. | 1. | A handle; a stale, or stele. | | v. t. | 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. | | 2. | To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate. | | 3. | To gain by insinuating arts or covert means. | | 4. | To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; - with away. | | 5. | To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look. | | v. i. | 1. | To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. | | 2. | To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively. |
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