steal
nouns
an advantageous purchase
"she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
is a type of (narrower)
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
verbs
take without the owner's consent
"Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
is a type of (narrower)
take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
move stealthily
"The ship slipped away in the darkness"
is derived from
see also
steal a base
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
is a type of (narrower)
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
"The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
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