steal vs pluck

steal and pluck both are nouns.

steal and pluck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
steal	Yes	No	Yes	No
pluck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pluck is a hyponym of steal; that is, pluck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:

steal: take without the owner's consent
pluck: sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

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, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.

steal (noun)	pluck (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)	the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord
an advantageous purchase	the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

steal (verb)	pluck (verb)
steal a base	pull or pull out sharply
move stealthily	look for and gather
take without the owner's consent	pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
	strip of feathers
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
	sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

Difference between steal and pluck

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