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steal

verb [I or T] (DO QUICKLY)
 
 
/stiːl/ (stole, stolen)

Definition

to do something quickly or without being noticed: She stole a glance at her watch. He stole out of the room while no one was looking.Moving to avoid being seen
(Definition of steal verb (DO QUICKLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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