Толковый словарь английского языка - steal
Steal
steal
I. verb (stole; stolen; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan; akin to Old High German stelan to ~ Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to take the property of another wrongfully and especially as a habitual or regular practice, to come or go secretly, unobtrusively, gradually, or unexpectedly, to ~ or attempt to ~ a base, transitive verb 1. to take or appropriate without right or leave and with intent to keep or make use of wrongfully , to take away by force or unjust means , to take surreptitiously or without permission , to appropriate to oneself or beyond one's proper share ; make oneself the focus of , 2. to move, convey, or introduce secretly ; smuggle , to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner , 3. to seize, gain, or win by trickery, skill, or daring , to reach (a base) safely solely by running and usually catching the opposing team off guard, ~able adjective ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: circa 1825 the act or an instance of ~ing, a fraudulent or questionable political deal, bargain 2
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v. & n. --v. (past stole; past part. stolen) 1 tr. (also absol.) a take (another person's property) illegally. b take (property etc.) without right or permission, esp. in secret with the intention of not returning it. 2 tr. obtain surreptitiously or by surprise (stole a kiss). 3 tr. a gain insidiously or artfully. b (often foll. by away) win or get possession of (a person's affections etc.), esp. insidiously (stole her heart away). 4 intr. (foll. by in, out, away, up, etc.) a move, esp. silently or stealthily (stole out of the room). b (of a sound etc.) become gradually perceptible. 5 tr. a (in various sports) gain (a run, the ball, etc.) surreptitiously or by luck. b Baseball reach (a base) by deceiving the fielders. --n. 1 US colloq. the act or an instance of stealing or theft. 2 colloq. an unexpectedly easy task or good bargain. Phrases and idioms steal a march on get an advantage over by surreptitious means; anticipate. steal the show outshine other performers, esp. unexpectedly. steal a person's thunder use another person's words, ideas, etc., without permission and without giving credit. Derivatives stealer n. (also in comb.). Etymology: OE stelan f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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