| Steal (steal) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Steal |
| [See Stale a
handle.] |
A handle; a stale, or stele.
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| Steal (steal) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Steal |
| [imp.
Stole (?); p. p. Stolen (?);
p. pr. *** vb. n. Stealing.] [OE.
stelen, AS. stelan] akin to OFries. stela, D.
stelen, OHG. stelan, G |
To take and carry away,
feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep
wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of
another.
To withdraw or convey clandestinely
(reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
To gain by insinuating arts or covert
means.
To get into one's power gradually and by
imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and
imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved
manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a
look.
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| Steal (steal) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Steal |
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To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or
theft.
To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in,
along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.
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