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steal (iou)



steal verb. , (now dial. & non-standard) stole. See also STOLE ppl adjective, STOLEN ppl adjective.
[Old English stelan = Old Frisian stela, Old Saxon, Old High German stelan (Dutch stelen, German stehlen), Old Norse stela, Gothic stilan, from Germanic base also of STALK verb1 & noun2.]
I. Take dishonestly or secretly.
verb trans.
a. Take away dishonestly or illegally (portable property, livestock, etc., belonging to another), esp. secretly and with no intention of returning it. (Foll. by from the owner or a place.) Also foll. by away. OE.
A. Davis My purse had been stolen while I slept..and I had no money. M. Lane Charles had been sent down from university for stealing books.
b. Take or appropriate dishonestly (anything belonging to another, material or immaterial). Also foll. by away. ME.
Sir W. Scott No man like you for stealing Other men's inventions. L. P. Hartley An interloper who, like Jacob, had stolen the blessing from her.
c. spec. Plagiarize; pass off (another's work or words) as one's own; appropriate improperly. M16.
verb intrans.
a. Commit or practise theft. OE.
L. Steffens The politicians stole from the city treasury.
b. Commit or practise plagiarism. E18.
verb trans.
a. Take away by cunning or in secret; quietly or surreptitiously remove. Also foll. by away. OE.
Bible (AV): Matthew 27:64 Lest his disciples come by night, & steale him away.
b. Take (young) from a mother animal. ME.
c. Capture (a fortress, a military position) by surprise. ME-E17.
d. Carry off, abduct, or kidnap (a person) secretly. Now rare. LME.
verb trans.
a. Conceal dishonestly (a fault etc.). Only in ME.
b. Cause the loss of, take away, (something valued, as a person's life, happiness, etc.). LME.
c. Take (a period of time) from its usual or proper Employment to devote to some Other purpose. E16.
d. Gain possession of or entice away from another (a person's heart, affections, etc.). E16.
verb trans. Place, move, or convey (something) stealthily; smuggle in. Formerly spec. put on (one's clothes etc.) surreptitiously or unobtrusively. Now rare. ME.
E. Bowen He would..steal an arm round her shoulders.
b. Of a hen: make (a nest) in a concealed place. Of a ewe: bear (a lamb) out of season. M18.
verb trans. Effect, gain, or accomplish clandestinely, artfully, or insidiously. LME.
b. Obtain (a kiss etc.) without permission or by surprise. Formerly also, give (a kiss) unobtrusively to a person. LME.
c. Direct (a look) unobtrusively, breathe (a sigh) furtively. L16.
B. Vine He..found himself constantly stealing glances at her.
d. In various Games, gain (an advantage, a run, possession of the ball, etc.) unexpectedly, by luck or by exploiting the distraction of the opponent; esp. in Baseball, run to (a base) while the pitcher is in the action of delivery. M19.
verb trans. Nautical. Omit (a strake) where a vessel narrows at each end. rare. E18.
II. Go secretly or quietly.
verb refl. Move away or withdraw secretly or quietly. Also foll. by away. rare. ME-E18.
a. verb intrans. Depart or withdraw secretly or surreptitiously; go or come secretly or stealthily; walk or creep softly to avoid observation. Foll. by adverb or preposition. ME.
Pope Unlamented let me die, steal from the world. J. Agee They stole barefoot on tiptoe from the room. J. Marsh The lovers steal away into the night.
b. verb intrans. Come stealthily on or upon a person for the purpose of attack or injury. ME.
c. verb trans. Make (one's way) stealthily or secretly. Now rare. LME.
d. verb intrans. Hunting. Foll. by away: (of a hunted animal) leave a lair unperceived and gain a start on pursuers. LME.
verb intrans.
a. Of a condition, as sleep, unconsciousness, daylight, etc.: come gradually or insidiously over or on (a person, a place, etc.). LME.
C. Bront? A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me. Janet Morgan They did not notice that twilight was stealing over the terraces.
b. Of time: pass on or away unobserved. L16.
c. Insinuate itself, gradually gain influence. Foll. by into, on. L16-E19.
d. Move stealthily; glide gently and slowly. Foll. by adverb or preposition. E17.
S. Baring-Gould Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky. S. O'Faolain His hand stole to the revolver in his pocket.
e. Of sound, fragrance, light, etc.: become gradually perceptible. Freq. foll. by on, upon, over (the senses). M17.
f. Develop by insensible degrees from; pass or change insensibly into or to something else. M17-E19.
Phrases: beg, borrow, or steal: see BEG verb 1. steal a march on: see MARCH noun3. steal a Marriage, steal a match get married secretly. steal a person blind colloq. rob or cheat a person totally or mercilessly. steal a person's thunder: see THUNDER noun. steal the picture, steal the scene, steal the show in theatrical contexts, outshine the rest of the cast, esp. unexpectedly; gen. become or make oneself the centre of attention.
stealable adjective able to be stolen E19.
stealage noun losses due to stealing M18.
stealer noun (a) a thief (now only, of something specified); (b) slang a finger; (c) Nautical a plate, plank, or strake joined at one end to two narrower ones near the end of a vessel: LME.
stealing ppl adjective (a) that steals; (b)
stealing step(s) (now rare), quiet and stealthy step(s); (c)
stealing strake (Nautical), = stealer (c): L16.
stealingly adverb stealthily, furtively, so as to elude observation ME.

Aon (finance)


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