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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for steal

Noun

1. bargain, buy, steal, purchase
usage: an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
2. steal, baseball, baseball game, ball
usage: 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)

Verb

1. steal, take
usage: take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
2. steal, slip, move, steal away
usage: move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
3. steal, gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
usage: steal a base
4. sneak, mouse, creep, steal, pussyfoot, walk
usage: to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
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