stealing
/หstiหlษชล/IPA: /S T IY1 L IH0 NG/
- 1
To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
โThree irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.โ
- 2
(of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
โThey stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.โ
- 3
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
โHe stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.โ
- 4
To acquire at a low price.
โHe stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.โ
- 5
To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- 6
To move silently or secretly.
โHe stole across the room, trying not to wake her.โ
- 7
To convey (something) clandestinely.
- 8
To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
- 9
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.
- 10
To dispossess
- 11
To borrow for a short moment.
โCan I steal your pen?โ
- 1
The action of the verb to steal, theft.
- 2
(chiefly in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.
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