steal

Words with a similar base: steal

'steal'

[bargain.n.02] as in: an advantageous purchase

Examples:
she got a bargain at the auction
the stock was a real buy at that price

'steal'

[steal.n.02] as in: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

'steal'

[steal.v.01] as in: take without the owner's consent

Examples:
Someone stole my wallet on the train
This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation

'steal'

[steal.v.02] as in: move stealthily

Examples:
The ship slipped away in the darkness

'steal'

[steal.v.03] as in: steal a base

Origins

					steal (English)
└── stelen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── stelan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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