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Definition of steal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

steal

noun
 
/stiːl/
 
/stiːl/
Idioms
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  1. (especially North American English) an act of stealing something
    • The robbery from the Met was the greatest art steal in history.
    • Many people still believe the election result was a steal.
    Homophones steal | steelsteal   steel
     
    /stiːl/
     
    /stiːl/
    • steal verb
      • Lock your bike up so that nobody can steal it.
    • steal noun
      • It could be the biggest steal in financial history.
    • steel noun
      • The best kitchen knives are made from stainless steel.
    • steel verb
      • They had to steel themselves to watch their cherished work being destroyed.
  2. (in baseball) the act of running to another base while the pitcher is throwing the ball
  3. Word OriginOld English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen.
Idioms
be a steal
  1. (informal) to be for sale at an unexpectedly low price
    • This suit is a steal at $80.
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