stealing (verb)

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• stealing — noun The action of the verb to steal …   Wiktionary

• steal — [c]/stil / (say steel) verb (stole, stolen, stealing) –verb (t) 1. to take or take away dishonestly or wrongfully, especially secretly. 2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgement. 3. to take, get, or win by… …  

• steal — 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• punish — verb Etymology: Middle English punisshen, from Anglo French puniss , stem of punir, from Latin punire, from poena penalty more at pain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation b. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• carjack — verb take someone s car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it My car was carjacked last night! • Derivationally related forms: ↑carjacking • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ransack — verb a) To loot or pillage. See also sack. Than com there an olde monke whych somtyme had bene a knyght, and behylde Sir Melyas; and anone he ransaked hym, and than he seyde unto Sir Galahad, ‘I shall heale hym of hys play, by the grace of God,… …   Wiktionary

• get away with — verb a) To do something which is prohibited, forbidden or generally not allowed, and not be punished for the action Do you think we could get away with taking Dad’s car? b) To avoid doing something, or to avoid the consequences of not doing… …   Wiktionary

• shop steal — verb to shoplift If you detect a person shop stealing, report it to the police. Syn: shoplift …   Wiktionary

• leg it — verb a) To run away, to flee. After stealing my handbag he just legged it. b) To hurry. As soon as I heard about the fire I legged it over here as fast as I could. Syn …   Wiktionary

• avoir du pois lay — verb Stealing brass weights off the counters of shops …   Wiktionary

• snarf — verb a) To eat or consume greedily. , He snarfed a whole bag of chips in a couple of minutes! b) To take something by dubious means, but without the connotations of stealing; to take something without regard to etiquette. Freed from the usual… …   Wiktionary