| Main Entry: |
steal |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
take something without permission |
Synonyms: |
abduct,
appropriate,
blackmail, burglarize, carry off,
cheat, cozen,
defraud, despoil,
divert, embezzle, heist, hold for ransom, hold up, housebreak,
keep, kidnap,
lift*,
loot, make off with, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer,
pillage,
pinch*, pirate, plagiarize,
plunder, poach, purloin, ransack,
remove, rifle, rip off, run off with, sack, shoplift, snitch, spirit away, stick up,
strip,
swindle, swipe,
take, take possession of, thieve, walk off with,
withdraw
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Antonyms: |
give, receive
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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