Tra từ steal - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

steal [steal steals stole stealing stolen] verb, noun BrE [stiːl] NAmE [stiːl]
verb (stoleBrE [stəʊl] ; NAmE [stoʊl] stolenBrE [ˈstəʊlən] ; NAmE [ˈstoʊlən] )
1. intransitive, transitive to take sth from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it
•~ (from sb/sth) We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.
• I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again.
•~ sth (from sb/sth) My wallet was stolen.
•I had my wallet stolen.
•Thieves stole jewellery worth over £10 000.
•It's a crime to handle stolen goods.
• (figurative)to steal sb's ideas
2. intransitive + adv./prep. to move secretly and quietly so that other people do not notice you
Syn: ↑creep
•She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby.
• (figurative)A chill stole over her body.
3. transitive ~ sth (in ↑baseball)to run to the next ↑base before another player from your team hits the ball, so that you are closer to scoring
•He tried to steal second base but was out.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen.

Thesaurus:
steal verb I, T
•Thieves stole jewellery worth over $10 000.
take • • shoplift • • embezzle • • rob • • loot • |especially BrE poach • |formal plunder • |BrE, informal nick •
steal/take/shoplift/embezzle/loot/poach/nick (sth) from sb/a place
steal/take/nick sb's bag/purse/passport
steal/take food/goods/items

Collocations:
Crime
Committing a crime
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
steal sb's wallet/purse/(BrE) mobile phone/(NAmE) cell phone
rob a bank/a person/a tourist
break into/ (BrE) burgle/ (NAmE) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
hijack a plane/ship/bus
smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
launder drug money (through sth)
forge documents/certificates/passports
take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe
run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam
Fighting crime
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially BrE) antisocial behaviour
foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
help/support/protect the victims of crime
Investigating crime
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially BrE) an incident to the police
witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
investigate a murder/(especially NAmE) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially BrE) a police/murder inquiry
investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
collect/gather forensic evidence
uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
question/interrogate a suspect/witness
solve/crack the case
more collocations at ↑justice

Example Bank:
•I had my wallet stolen.
•I'll report you to the police if I catch you stealing again.
•Thieves stole jewellery worth over $10 000.
•We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.
Idioms: ↑a steal ▪ ↑steal a kiss ▪ ↑steal a look ▪ ↑steal a march ▪ ↑steal somebody's heart ▪ ↑steal somebody's thunder ▪ ↑steal the show

noun (NAmE) (in ↑baseball)
the act of running to another ↑base while the ↑pitcher is throwing the ball

Word Origin:
Old English stelan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelen and German stehlen.