1. The act of taking something from someone unlawfully
   - larceny, theft, thievery, thieving 
2. Avoiding detection by moving carefully
   - stealth

1. Take without the owner's consent
   "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" 
2. Move stealthily
   - slip 
3. Steal a base

Sounds like: steeling

Derived forms: stealings

See also: steal away, stealer

Type of: advance, concealing, concealment, felony, gain, gain ground, get ahead, hiding, make headway, move, pull ahead, take, win

Encyclopedia: Steal

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