The Meaning of steal

• (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele.
• (v. t.) To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
• (v. t.) To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
• (v. t.) To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
• (v. t.) To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
• (v. t.) To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
• (v. i.) To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
• (v. i.) To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

Synonyms

bargain , buy , slip

Homophones

steel , steele , steil , stele , stiehl

Rhymes

abele , adriel , anneal , appeal , audiophile , automobile , averill , azbill , beal , beale , beall , becerril , beel , beil , biehl , biel , bleil , bookmobile , brasil , brazeal , braziel , briel , camille , cartwheel , cecile , cele , chmiel , conceal , congeal , corneal , corniel , cornmeal , creel , deahl , deal , deale , deel , diehl , diel , eel , emil , emile , enrile , ezekiel , feel , feil , ferrill , flywheel , freel , friel , genteel , giel , gilles , glockenspiel , havill , heal , heel , ideal , ifil , ifill , immobile , jabril , jarriel , keal , keel , keele , kiehl , kiel , kneale , kneel , leal , lille , lucille , maciel , macneal , macneil , macneill , madill , mcdeal , mcgreal , mcneel , mcneil , mcneill , mcniel , mczeal , meal , meehl , mele , mendivil , menil , miele , morrill , neal , neall , neel , neil , neile , neill , nevil , newsreel , niel , oatmeal , oldsmobile , oneal , oneil , oneill , ordeal , peal , peale , peel , peele , piecemeal , piel , pierceall , pospisil , puerile , real , reel , repeal , reseal , reveal , riehl , riel , savill , scheel , scheele , schiel , seal , seale , seel , shaquille , shiel , skeel , smeal , snowmobile , spiel , squeal , steel , steele , steil , stele , stiehl , surreal , tarheel , teal , teale , teall , teel , teele , theall , theel , treadwheel , unreal , unseal , vandriel , vanheel , vantil , vasil , veal , veale , verrill , viel , viele , villamil , villarreal , weil , wheel , zavadil , zeal , zele