"steal" meaning in English

See steal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stiːl/ Audio: en-us-steel.ogg [US] Forms: steal [singular], steals [plural]
enPR: stēl Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A steal is a good deal. It is when you pay so little money you almost did not pay.
    Sense id: simple-steal-en-noun-9C9Y632Q
  2. A steal is when someone runs to a base before the ball is hit.
    Sense id: simple-steal-en-noun-TokCChpC

Verb

IPA: /stiːl/ Audio: en-us-steel.ogg [US] Forms: steal [canonical], steals [third-person, singular], stole [past], stolen [past, participle], stealing [present, participle]
enPR: stēl Head templates: {{verb2|steal|steals|stole|stolen|stealing}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you steal, you take somebody's money or things without their permission.
    Sense id: simple-steal-en-verb-gEk0KlJD
  2. If you steal a base you run to it before the ball was hit.
    Sense id: simple-steal-en-verb-9gfOTzul
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