"upsteal" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: upsteals [present, singular, third-person], upstealing [participle, present], upstole [past], upstolen [participle, past]
Etymology: up- + steal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|steal}} up- + steal Head templates: {{en-verb|upsteals|upstealing|upstole|upstolen}} upsteal (third-person singular simple present upsteals, present participle upstealing, simple past upstole, past participle upstolen)
  1. (poetic, intransitive) To steal or creep upward. Tags: intransitive, poetic
    Sense id: en-upsteal-en-verb-5YESQeaw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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