I. verb
1.
to take another's possession illegally and without his knowledge
stole a car
Synonyms: abstract, annex, appropriate, cabbage, ||clout, ||cly, collar, ||coon, ||cop, ||crook, filch, ||heist, hook, lift, nab, ||nail, ||nick, nim, nip, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pocket, ||prig, purloin, rip off, smouch, ||snaffle, ||snake, snitch, swipe, thieve, vulture
Related Word: mooch; fleece, frisk; grab, grasp, seize, snatch, take; plagiarize; hijack, shanghai; poach, rustle; burglarize, rob; loot, plunder, rifle
Idioms: make off ( or away) with, run away ( or off) with
2.
Synonyms: sneak , gumshoe, lurk, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, ||snake
3.
to move or go quietly so as not to disturb
stole out of the sickroom on tiptoe
Synonyms: creep, glide, mouse, slide, slip; compare sneak
Related Word: tiptoe
Contrasted words: clump, stamp, stomp, stump
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: theft , larceny, lift, pinch, purloining, stealage, stealing, thievery, thieving, ||touch
2.
Synonyms: bargain 1, buy, closeout, pennyworth