steal (stole)

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• Stole (disambiguation) — Stole may refer to:*The Stole, a Christian liturgical chase *The past tense of steal *Stole (shawl), another garment, a type of shawl * Stole (song), Kelly Rowland s hit single *Academic stole, for a garment worn at formal academic events such as …   Wikipedia

• stole — stole1 [stəul US stoul] the past tense of ↑steal stole 2 stole2 n [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: stola long loose piece of clothing , from Greek stole] a long straight piece of cloth or fur that a woman wears across her shoulders …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• steal´er — steal «steel», verb, stole, sto|len, steal|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to take (something) that does not belong to one; take dishonestly: »Robbers stole the money. Who steals my purse, st …   Useful english dictionary

• Stole — Steal Steal (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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… …   English terms dictionary

• steal the spotlight — {v. phr.} To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. * /When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players./ * /Just as the speaker began, a little dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• steal the spotlight — {v. phr.} To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. * /When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players./ * /Just as the speaker began, a little dog… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• steal the show — 1. To win the most applause 2. To attract the most publicity or admiration • • • Main Entry: ↑show steal the show see under ↑show • • • Main Entry: ↑steal * * * steal the show …   Useful english dictionary

• Steal — (st[=e]l), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• steal the show — {v. phr.} To act or do so well in a performance that you get most of the attention and the other performers are unnoticed. * /Mary was in only one scene of the play, but she stole the show from the stars./ …   Dictionary of American idioms