āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to steal
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ¸āĻžā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to take something from someone or somewhere without permission or paying for it
Transitive: to steal sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Yesterday, someone stole my lunch from the office fridge.
āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§āĻĒāĻŋ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to move in a secretive or sneaky manner
Intransitive: to steal somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat stole up to the birdfeeder, trying not to be noticed.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨, āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧ
an advantageous purchase
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ
(baseball) a baserunner's attempt to advance to the next base while the pitcher is preparing to pitch or during the pitch itself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The catcher 's throw prevented a potential steal.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĨā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°
the act of gaining possession of the ball from an opponent through legal means
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The defender made a crucial steal to stop the attack.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŖ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stealer
stealing
steal
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
