steal

1 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 Synonyms appropriate, boost [slang], filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nick [British slang], nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, rip off, snitch, swipe, thieve Related Words burglarize, knock over, rob; loot, pillage, plunder, sack; carjack, hijack (also highjack); pick, rifle; poach, rustle, shoplift; collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take; mooch, sponge; abduct, kidnap, shanghai, spirit Phrases make away with, make off with, run off with, walk off with Near Antonyms buy, purchase; bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present

2 to move about in a sly or secret manner the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission Synonyms lurk, mooch, mouse, pussyfoot, shirk, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneakRelated Words crawl, creep, edge, inch, worm; ghost, pad, tiptoe