lifesteal
/ˈlaɪ̯f.stiːl/
lifesteal noun: a video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities.
Noun
lifesteal (uncountable)
Verb
lifesteal (third-person singular simple present lifesteals, present participle lifestealing, simple past lifestole or (nonstandard) lifestealed, past participle lifestolen)
- To utilize the lifesteal mechanic, to steal health.
Forms of lifesteal
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | life steal |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | lifesteals |
| present participle | lifestealing |
| past | lifestole |
| past participle | lifestolen |
| past (nonstandard) | lifestealed |
Origin of lifesteal
From life + steal.
Words that rhyme with lifesteal
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about lifesteal
- What does lifesteal mean?
- Lifesteal means a video game mechanic where players can increase their own health by harming other entities.
- What part of speech is lifesteal?
- Lifesteal can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce lifesteal?
- Lifesteal is pronounced /ˈlaɪ̯f.stiːl/.
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