Definition of "steal"
verb:
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To illegally, or without the owner's permission, take possession of something by surreptitiously taking or carrying it away.
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To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
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To copy copyright-protected work without permission.
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To acquire at a low price.
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To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
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To move silently or secretly.
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To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
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To dispossess.
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noun:
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The act of stealing.
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A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
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A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
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A stolen base.
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Scoring in an end without the hammer.
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A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.
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