stealとは

発音

• enPR: stēl, IPA^(key): /stiːl/
• 韻: -iːl
• 異形同音異義語: steel, stele

動詞

steal (三人称単数 現在形 steals, 現在分詞 stealing, 過去形 stole, 過去分詞 stolen)

1. (transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.

   Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.

   • 1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, OCLC 519072825, page 202:

     At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […].

   • 1909, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter II, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen, OCLC 12026604; republished New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1919, OCLC 491297620:

     "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."

2. (transitive, of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

   They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.

3. (transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

   He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Isaac Watts

     Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the mind from its steady pursuit of any subject.

   • (Can we date this quote?) Francis Bacon

     Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course, profess it plainly, […] and do not think to steal it.

   • 1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, OCLC 519072825, page 202:

     At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […].

4. (transitive, colloquial) To acquire at a low price.

   He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.

5. (transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
6. (intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

   He stole across the room, trying not to wake her.

   • 1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room Ch.1:

     "Did he take his bottle well?" Mrs. Flanders whispered, and Rebecca nodded and went to the cot and turned down the quilt, and Mrs. Flanders bent over and looked anxiously at the baby, asleep, but frowning. The window shook, and Rebecca stole like a cat and wedged it.

   • 2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport:

     United's hopes of mounting a serious response suffered a blow within two minutes of the restart when Evans, who had endured a miserable afternoon, lost concentration and allowed Balotelli to steal in behind him. The defender's only reaction was to haul the Italian down, resulting in an inevitable red card.

7. To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Edmund Spenser

     They could insinuate and steal themselves under the same by their humble carriage and submission.

   • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare

     He will steal himself into a man's favour.

8. (transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
9. (sports, transitive) To dispossess
   • 2011 February 12, Les Roopanarine, “Birmingham 1-0 Stoke”, in BBC:

     However, until Gardner stole the ball from Dean Whitehead in the centre circle with the half-hour approaching, setting off on a run which culminated with a testing long-range shot - with debutant Obafemi Martins lurking, Begovic gathered at the second time of asking - Stoke looked the more credible contenders to break the deadlock.

10. (humorous, transitive) To acquire; to get

    Hold on, I need to steal a phone from the office. I'll be back real quick.

同意語

• (to illegally take possession of): See Thesaurus:steal
• (to secretly move): sneak

反意語

• (acquire licitly) receive, purchase, buy, earn
• (provide freely) donate, bestow, grant

Troponyms

• shoplift

派生語

参考

• burglarize
• burgle
• confiscate
• pickpocket
• pilfer
• steal away

名詞

steal (複数形 steals)

1. The act of stealing.
2. A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.

   At this price, this car is a steal.

3. (basketball, ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
4. (baseball) A stolen base.
5. (curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
6. (computing) A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.

同意語

• (merchandise available at a very attractive price): bargain

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