ALL meanings of stole
stole
S s - verb stole simple past tense of steal. 1
- noun stole Informal. an act of stealing; theft. 1
- noun stole Informal. the thing stolen; booty. 1
- noun stole Informal. something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40. 1
- noun stole Baseball. the act of advancing a base by stealing. 1
- verb with object stole to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch. 1
- verb with object stole to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment. 1
- verb with object stole to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend. 1
- verb with object stole to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually followed by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child. 1
- verb with object stole Baseball. (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch. 1
- verb with object stole Games. to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck. 1
- verb with object stole to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show. 1
- verb without object stole to commit or practice theft. 1
- verb without object stole to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight. 1
- verb without object stole to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by. 1
- verb without object stole Baseball. (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball. 1
- idioms stole steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc. 1
- noun stole Stole is the past tense of steal. 0
- countable noun stole A stole is a long wide piece of cloth or fur that women wear round their shoulders. 0
- noun stole a long scarf or shawl, worn by women 0
- noun stole a long narrow scarf worn by various officiating clergymen 0
- noun stole a long, robelike outer garment worn by matrons in ancient Rome 0
- noun stole a long, decorated strip of cloth worn around the neck or over one shoulder by officiating clergy of various churches 0
- noun stole a woman's long scarf of cloth or fur worn around the shoulders 0
- abbreviation STOLE steal 0