steal

გამოთქმა: /stiːl/

განმარტებულია steal სიტყვის თარგმნა ფლექსია სინონიმები ანტონიმები

Universal

2chiefly North American an act of stealing something:New York’s biggest art steal
an idea taken from another work:the chorus is a steal from The Smiths‘ ’London'
Baseball an act of stealing a base.

Universal

1 [with object] take (another person’s property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it:thieves stole her bicycle (as adjective stolen)stolen goods [no object]:she was found guilty of stealing from her employers
dishonestly pass off (another person’s ideas) as one’s own:accusations that one group had stolen ideas from the other were soon flying
take the opportunity to give or share (a kiss) when it is not expected or when people are not watching:he stole kisses in shop doorways
(in various sports) gain (an advantage, a run, or possession of the ball) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent: he stole the ball from Kevin Scott to run on and score his seventh League goal
Baseball run to (a base) while the pitcher is in the act of delivery: he claims he can steal a hundred bases this season

2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously:he stole down to the kitchen she disobeyed a court order and stole away with the children figurativea delicious languor was stealing over her
[with object and adverbial of direction] direct (a look) quickly and unobtrusively:he stole a furtive glance at her

steal someone blind: informal rob or cheat someone in a comprehensive or merciless way.
steal a march on: gain an advantage over (someone) by acting before they do:stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors
steal someone's heart: win someone’s love.
steal the show: attract the most attention and praise.
steal someone's thunder: win praise for oneself by pre-empting someone else’s attempt to impress.
[from an exclamation by the English dramatist John Dennis (1657–1734), who invented a method of simulating the sound of thunder as a theatrical sound effect and used it in an unsuccessful play. Shortly after his play came to the end of its short run he heard his new thunder effects used at a performance of Macbeth, whereupon he is said to have exclaimed: ‘Damn them! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!’]

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