Online Google Dictionary

steal 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/stēl/,
Font size:

stole, past tense; steals, 3rd person singular present; stealing, present participle; stolen, past participle;
  1. Take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
    • - thieves stole her bicycle
    • - she was found guilty of stealing from her employers
    • - stolen goods
  2. Dishonestly pass off (another person's ideas) as one's own
    • - accusations that one group had stolen ideas from the other were soon flying
  3. Take the opportunity to give or share (a kiss) when it is not expected or when people are not watching
    • - he was allowed to steal a kiss in the darkness
  4. (in various sports) Gain (an advantage, a run, or possession of the ball) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent

  5. (of a base runner) Advance safely to (the next base) by running to it as the pitcher begins the delivery
    • - Rickey stole third base
  6. Attract the most notice in (a scene or a theatrical production) while not being the featured performer
    • - why not be a big ham, and steal as many scenes as possible
  7. Move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously
    • - he stole down to the kitchen
    • - a delicious languor was stealing over her
  8. Direct (a look) quickly and unobtrusively
    • - he stole a furtive glance at her
Noun
  1. A bargain
    • - for $5 it was a steal
  2. An act of stealing something
    • - New York's biggest art steal
  3. An idea taken from another work

  4. An act of stealing a base

  1. bargain: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
  2. take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
  3. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
  4. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
  5. steal a base
  6. (stealing) larceny: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"
  7. In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics, stolen bases are denoted by SB.
  8. In basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally gains control of the ball from an offensive player. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting (to a teammate) a pass or dribble of an offensive player. ...
  9. Steal (aka Riders) is a 2002 action adventure film starring Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge, Bruce Payne and Steven Berkoff. It was directed by Gérard Pirès and written by Mark Ezra and Gérard Pirès.
  10. Steal was a Saturday evening game show that was produced by Central Television and aired on ITV between 1985 & 1992 and was hosted by Mark Walker, who was the son of Roy Walker first & longest ever host of Catchphrase.
  11. In poker, a steal is a type of a bluff, a raise during the first betting round made with an inferior hand and meant to make other players fold superior hands because of shown strength. ...
  12. The Maulers are one of six teams currently competing in Slamball.
  13. The act of stealing; A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price; A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team; A stolen base; Scoring in an end without the hammer; A policy in database systems that a database ...
  14. (stealing) The action of the verb to steal
  15. (Stealing) To dream of stealing, or of seeing others commit this act, foretells bad luck and loss of character. To be accused of stealing, denotes that you will be misunderstood in some affair, and suffer therefrom, but you will eventually find that this will bring you favor. ...
  16. (STEALING) Taking something (love, money, opportunity) under false pretenses; something that draws your attention or focuses on you (stealing the show); moving quietly or in a stealthy manner (stealing away) / If being stolen from: Feeling cheated or unloved / Wordplay on 'steel'
  17. (Stealing) Criminals take wallets and purses. From mailboxes, they take bank and credit card statements, preapproved credit offers, new checks and tax information. They also take personnel records from their employers or bribe employees who have access to these records.
  18. (Stealing) Respondents were asked how many times during the past 12 months they had stolen or tried to steal anything worth more than $50. Response alternatives were (1) 0 times, (2) 1 or 2 times, (3) 3 to 5 times, (4) 6 to 9 times, or (5) 10 or more times. ...
  19. (Stealing) Taking the audience's attention when not supposed to have it. Scene stealers are frowned upon.
  20. (Stealing) Winning a hand with a bluff.  Sometimes players will “steal the blinds,“ or antes, by making a strong bluff, resulting in everyone else folding.
  21. (stealing) (v): gliding steadily and imperceptibly. FS (6-Rich3, Errors, WT, Ham, V&A, Sonnet 33); Golding Ovid; Kyd Sol&Per. Common.
  22. (Steals) 4 on November 12, 2008 against the Miami Heat. (Matched 4 times)
  23. (Steals) We teach players instinctive timing and controlled reflexes while maintaining active hands and feet, players learn how to read and cover and passing lanes.
  24. Attempting to advance a base between pitches without the batter hitting the ball or getting a base on balls.
  25. To take the ball away from an opponent.