Steal vs. Rob

Stealverb

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

Stealverb

To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

Stealverb

(transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

Stealverb

To acquire at a low price.

Stealverb

(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.

Stealverb

(intransitive) To move silently or secretly.

Stealverb

To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.

Stealverb

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.

Stealverb

To dispossess

Stealverb

To acquire; to get

Stealnoun

The act of stealing.

Stealnoun

A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.

Stealnoun

A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.

Stealnoun

(baseball) A stolen base.

Stealnoun

(curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.

Stealnoun

(computing) A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.

Stealnoun

A handle; a stale, or stele.

Stealverb

To take, and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.

Stealverb

To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.

Stealverb

To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.

Stealverb

To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; - with away.

Stealverb

To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.

Stealverb

To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.

Stealverb

To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

Stealnoun

an advantageous purchase;

Stealnoun

a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

Stealverb

take without the owner's consent;

Stealverb

move stealthily;

Stealverb

steal a base

Stealverb

to go stealthily or furtively;

Stealverb

take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it

Stealverb

dishonestly pass off (another person's ideas) as one's own

Stealverb

take the opportunity to give or share (a kiss) when it is not expected or when people are not watching

Stealverb

(in various sports) gain (an advantage, a run, or possession of the ball) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent

Stealverb

run to (a base) while the pitcher is in the act of delivery

Stealverb

move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously

Stealverb

direct (a look) quickly and unobtrusively

Stealnoun

a bargain

Stealnoun

an act of stealing something

Stealnoun

an idea taken from another work

Stealnoun

an act of stealing a base.

Stealnoun

an act of taking possession of the ball or puck from an opponent

Robverb

(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

Robverb

(transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.

Robverb

To deprive (of).

Robverb

To burgle.

Robverb

(intransitive) To commit robbery.

Robverb

(sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.

Robnoun

The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.

Robnoun

The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.

Robverb

To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.

Robverb

To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear.

Robverb

To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight.

Robverb

To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence.

Robverb

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner;

Robverb

rip off; ask an unreasonable price