steal

Definition

Examples

Someone tried to steal a laptop from the conference room yesterday.

Word Family

Synonyms

• pilfermake off with belongings of others
• thievetake by theft
• purloinmake off with belongings of others

Collocations

• Easy steal a bicycle
  to steal a bicycle, meaning to take without the owner's consent
• Medium at that price it is a real steal
  indicating a specific point in time, place, or degree that price it is a real steal
• Hard steal proprietary intellectual property
  to steal proprietary intellectual property, meaning to take without the owner's consent
• Very Hard steal a march on commercial rivals
  to steal a march on commercial rivals, meaning to take without the owner's consent