The difference between Grant and Steal
When used as nouns, grant means the act of granting, whereas steal means the act of stealing.
When used as verbs, grant means to give (permission or wish), whereas steal means to take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
check bellow for the other definitions of Grant and Steal
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Grant as a verb (ditransitive):
To give (permission or wish)
Examples:
"He was granted permission to attend the meeting."
"The genie granted him three wishes"
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Grant as a verb (ditransitive):
To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
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Grant as a verb:
To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved;
Examples:
"synonyms: allow yield concede"
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Grant as a verb:
To assent; to consent.
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Grant as a noun:
The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
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Grant as a noun:
The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
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Grant as a noun:
The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
Examples:
"I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt."
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Grant as a noun (legal):
A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government
Examples:
"a grant of land or of money"
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Grant as a noun:
the deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
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Grant as a noun (informal):
An application for a grant .
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Steal as a verb (transitive):
To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
Examples:
"Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery."
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Steal as a verb (transitive, of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.):
To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
Examples:
"They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer."
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Steal as a verb (transitive):
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
Examples:
"He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street."
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Steal as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To acquire at a low price.
Examples:
"He stole the car for two thousand less than its book value."
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Steal as a verb (transitive):
To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
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Steal as a verb (intransitive):
To move silently or secretly.
Examples:
"He stole across the room, trying not to wake her."
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Steal as a verb:
To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
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Steal as a verb (transitive, baseball):
To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
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Steal as a verb (sports, transitive):
To dispossess
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Steal as a verb (humorous, transitive):
To acquire; to get
Examples:
"Hold on, I need to steal a phone from the office. I'll be back real quick."
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Steal as a noun:
The act of stealing.
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Steal as a noun:
A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
Examples:
"At this price, this car is a steal."
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Steal as a noun (basketball, ice hockey):
A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
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Steal as a noun (baseball):
A stolen base.
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Steal as a noun (curling):
Scoring in an end without the hammer.
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Steal as a noun (computing):
A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.