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steal vs loot

loot vs steal

steal and loot both are nouns.

steal and loot both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
steal Yes No Yes No
loot Yes No Yes No
As verbs, loot is a hyponym of steal; that is, loot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:
  • steal: take without the owner's consent
  • loot: take illegally; of intellectual property
Other hyponyms of steal include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.
steal (noun) loot (noun)
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch) goods or money obtained illegally
an advantageous purchase informal terms for money
steal (verb) loot (verb)
steal a base steal goods; take as spoils
move stealthily take illegally; of intellectual property
take without the owner's consent
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