stown /stown/ a Scots form of stolen

stownˈlins or stowˈlins adverb (Scot)

By stealth

steal¹ /stēl/

1. To take without right or permission, esp secretly
2. To take, gain or win, by beguiling talk, by contrivance, unexpectedly, insidiously, gradually, or furtively
3. To snatch
4. To hole (a long putt) by a delicate stroke (golf)
5. To gain (a base) without the help of a hit or error, by running to it without being tagged out (baseball)
6. To put surreptitiously, smuggle

1. To be a thief
2. To pass quietly, unobtrusively, gradually, or surreptitiously

1. An act of stealing, a theft
2. Something acquired without right or permission
3. A bargain
4. The stealing of a base (baseball)

stealˈer noun

stealˈing noun and adjective

stealˈingly adverb

steal a march on see under march¹

steal a marriage

To marry secretly

steal someone's thunder

1. To make use of another's invention against him or her (as when John Dennis's stage thunder was used in a rival's play)
2. To rob someone of the opportunity of achieving a sensational effect by forestalling him or her

steal the show see under show

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