stjäla — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
• purloin verb To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
• steal verb To take something that belongs to someone else without permission or intention of returning it.
• swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.

Senses

stjäla is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• boost (transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.
• purloin (transitive, usually, formal, or, humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
• purloin (intransitive) To commit theft; to thieve.
• swipe (transitive, informal) To steal or snatch.
• thieve (intransitive) To commit theft.

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

boost — full definition

1. noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
2. verb To help increase or improve something.
3. verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).

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