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to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep<the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail>Synonymsappropriate, filch, hook, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieveRelated Wordsburglarize, fleece, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; hijack (or highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spiritPhrasesmake away with, run off with, walk off withNear Antonymsbuy, purchase; bestow, contribute, donate, give, present
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to move about in a sly or secret manner<children stealing into the kitchen to swipe some cookies>— see sneak 1
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