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51steal — v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to give surreptitiously ) to steal at (to steal a glance at smb.) 2) (D; intr., tr.) ( to take illegally ) to steal from (to steal from the rich; he stole money from his employer) 3) (d; intr.) ( to depart silently ) to steal… …
52surreptitious — [[t]sʌ̱rəptɪ̱ʃəs, AM sɜ͟ːr [/t]] ADJ GRADED A surreptitious action is done secretly. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall... They had several surreptitious conversations. Syn: furtive Derived… …
53steal — verb (past stole; past participle stolen) 1》 take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. ↘dishonestly pass off (another person s ideas) as one s own. 2》 give or take surreptitiously or without… …
54sneak — 1. verb 1) I sneaked out Syn: creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad, prowl 2) she sneaked a camera in Syn …
55smuggle — smug•gle [[t]ˈsmʌg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling 1) to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, esp. without payment of legal duty 2) to bring, take, put, etc., surreptitiously 3) to import, export, or convey goods surreptitiously or… …
56steal — ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or… …
57stealer — steal ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or …
58steal — [stēl] vt. stole, stolen, stealing [ME stelen < OE stælan, akin to Ger stehlen, prob. altered < IE base * ster , to rob > Gr sterein, to rob] 1. to take or appropriate (another s property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly, or …
59steal — v. & n. v. (past stole; past part. stolen) 1 tr. (also absol.) a take (another person s property) illegally. b take (property etc.) without right or permission, esp. in secret with the intention of not returning it. 2 tr. obtain surreptitiously… …
60Abduct — Ab*duct , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See {Abduce}.] 1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap. [1913… …