Antonyms for steal away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : steel |
| Phonetic Transcription : stil |
Definition of steal away
Origin :- Old English stelan "to commit a theft" (class IV strong verb; past tense stæl, past participle stolen), from Proto-Germanic *stelanan (cf. Old Saxon stelan, Old Norse, Old Frisian stela, Dutch stelen, Old High German stelan, German stehlen, Gothic stilan), of unknown origin.
- Most IE words for steal have roots in notions of "hide," "carry off," or "collect, heap up." Attested as a verb of stealthy motion from c.1300 (e.g. to steal away, late 14c.); of glances, sighs, etc., from 1580s. To steal (someone) blind first recorded 1974.
- As in abscond : verb run away, depart secretly
- As in lam : verb escape
- As in elope : verb run away to be married
- As in escape : verb break away from
- As in fly : verb escape, flee
- They thought, perhaps, they could steal away from the town unnoticed.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- It is easy to let either Luther or Machiavelli steal away our entire sympathy.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- "I have been returning the book you lent me," he said, and then he tried to steal away in his shame.
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Then she tried to steal away, but he held her with gentle force.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Come what would, I must steal away and hail him as soon as ever I could escape for an hour or so.
- Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Admiral Bluewater dozes, and mother has permitted me to steal away.
- Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
- I shall be very glad to steal away sometimes, and have a chat with you.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- Hens love to steal away and lay their eggs in secret places.
- Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays » by Laura Lee Hope
- We heard him steal away to the staircase, and then Tom left my side.
- Extract from : « The Golden Magnet » by George Manville Fenn
- It's the enemy that my friend Shakspere says we 'put into our mouths to steal away our brains.'
- Extract from : « The Red Acorn » by John McElroy
Synonyms for steal away
- abscond
- avoid
- bail out
- beat it
- blow
- bolt
- break
- break out
- burst out
- circumvent
- clear
- clear out
- cut and run
- cut loose
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- disappear
- dodge
- dog it
- double
- duck
- duck out
- elope
- elude
- emerge
- escape
- evade
- fade
- flee
- fly
- fly the coop
- get
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- give someone the slip
- go AWOL
- go scot-free
- go secretly
- go south
- go to Gretna Green
- hasten away
- hide
- hightail
- jump
- leave
- light out
- make a break
- make a getaway
- make a quick exit
- make getaway
- make off
- make oneself scarce
- make scarce
- pass
- play hooky
- pull out
- quit
- run
- run away
- run for it
- run from
- run off
- run out on
- scram
- shun
- skedaddle
- skip
- skip out
- slip
- slip away
- slip out
- sneak away
- split
- steal away
- take a powder
- take flight
- take it on the lam
- take off
- take on the lam
- vamoose
- vanish
- withdraw
- work out of
- wriggle out
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