stole
stole Lexical Profile
stole Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To take another person's property without permission or legal right and without intending to return it (past tense of steal).
"Someone stole his bicycle from outside the library yesterday afternoon."
To move somewhere quietly, furtively, or unobtrusively (past tense of steal).
"She stole out of the room so she would not wake the sleeping baby."
• noun
A woman's long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
"She draped a silk stole over her evening gown before stepping out into the cool night air."
An ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of cloth worn over the shoulders by a Christian priest, deacon, or bishop, or a similar ornamental band worn over an academic gown at graduation.
"The graduating seniors wore golden honor stoles over their black robes during the commencement ceremony."
• Rhymes for stole
Word Origin & Etymology
As a noun, 'stole' comes from Old English 'stole', via Latin 'stola' from Ancient Greek 'stolē' (garment or equipment). As a verb, it is the irregular past tense of Old English 'stelan' (to steal).