steal

Pronunciation

• enPR: stēl, IPA ^(key): /stiːl/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: steel

Verb

Plain form steal

Third-person singular steals

Past tense stole

Past participle stolen

Present participle stealing

1. If you steal, you take somebody's money or things without their permission.

   The thief stole the diamond ring.

2. (baseball) If you steal a base you run to it before the ball was hit.

Related words

• theft
• robbery
• burglary
• thief

Noun

Singular steal

Plural steals

1. (countable) A steal is a good deal. It is when you pay so little money you almost did not pay.

   At just $2 each these T-shirts as a real steal.

2. (countable), (baseball) A steal is when someone runs to a base before the ball is hit.