Meaning of "steal"

steal •

v.
• • 1. to take something that does not belong to one, take dishonestly: magnakaw, nakawin, mangupit, kumupit, kupitin
  • 2. to take, get, or do secretly: mang-umit, umitin
  • 3. to take by art, charm, etc.: mang-akit, umakit, akitin, maakit, mabighani, bighaniin
  • 4. to move secretly or quietly: tumalilis nang panakaw, panakaw na tumalilis, umalis nang panakaw, dumaan na parang walang anoman

n.
• • 1. act of stealing (coll): pagnanakaw, pagkakanakaw, nakawan, pangungupit, pang-uumit
  • 2. things stolen (coll): ang mga ninakaw (nakaw)

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kidnap

v.
• • to steal a child, carry off anyone by force: dumukot, dukutin, kumidnap, makidnap, kidnapin

rifle

n.
• • a gun with spiral grooves in its barrel which spin or twists the bullet as it is shot: riple, baril

v.
• • 1. to search and rob: maghalungkat at magnakaw
  • 2. to steal: magnakaw, nakawin
  • 3. strip bare: sumaid, sairin

housebreaking

n.
• • entering a house to steal: panloloob

embezzle

v.
• • to steal money entrusted to ones care: dumispalko, dispalkuhin

pilfer

v.
• • to steal in small quantities: kumupit, mangupit, kupitin, umumit, mang-umit, umitin

nakaw

v.
• • magnakaw (mag-:-in) to steal, to pilfer. Nagnakaw siya ng maraming salapi. He stole a lot of money.