Stole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stəʊl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Stole is a verb meaning simple past of steal.
Meaning
simple past of steal.
More Meanings
- (now colloquial or archaic) past participle of steal
- A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
- (botany) A stolon.
- A garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion.
Example Sentences
And glory pointed still the goal / THat fired his lay; / But now revolving time has stole / Those dreams away.
[…]He must have stole my gear after he ran off, licking his wounds." Clint spoke loudly and proudly and drew some applause.
[…]when indeed they have ſeen nothing, but have ſtole the word of the Lord from others, and borrowed from their neighbour[…]
TransPennine Express has removed all QR codes from its 71 car parks after scammers covered up a genuine code sticker with a false one and stole £13,000 from a woman's bank account.
Word Forms
- stoles
- stoal
- stoale
- stolle
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rode, threw, took, lifted, piqued, rob.
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