Definition of steal

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Steal (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.

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Stealing :: Stealing (n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Abactor :: Abactor (n.) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.
Cunner :: Cunner (n.) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus adspersus); -- called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer..
Insinuating :: Insinuating (a.) Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily; suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly..
Stealingly :: Stealing (n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.
Thuggee :: Thuggee (n.) The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.
Stealth :: Stealth (v. t.) The thing stolen; stolen property.
Stealer :: Steal (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively..
Nim :: Nim (v. t.) To take; to steal; to filch.
Prowl :: Prowl (v. t.) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; esp., to search in, as for prey or booty..
Hook :: Hook (v. t.) To steal.
Piracy :: Piracy (n.) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of property from others on the open sea by open violence; without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a crime answering to robbery on land..
Prig :: Prig (v. t.) To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief..
Sneak :: Sneak (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Catlike :: Catlike (a.) Like a cat; stealthily; noiselessly.
Pilfer :: Pilfer (v. t.) To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little.
Stealth :: Stealingly (adv.) By stealing, or as by stealing, furtively, or by an invisible motion..
Encroach :: Encroach (v. i.) To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to encroach on the highway..
Pirate :: Pirate (n.) A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor..
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