stealing

/หˆstiหlษชล‹/

IPA: /S T IY1 L IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.

    โ€œThree irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.โ€

  2. 2

    (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

    โ€œThey stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.โ€

  3. 3

    To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

    โ€œHe stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.โ€

  4. 4

    To acquire at a low price.

    โ€œHe stole the car for two thousand less than its book value.โ€

  5. 5

    To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.

  6. 6

    To move silently or secretly.

    โ€œHe stole across the room, trying not to wake her.โ€

  7. 7

    To convey (something) clandestinely.

  8. 8

    To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.

  9. 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. 10

    To dispossess

  11. 11

    To borrow for a short moment.

    โ€œCan I steal your pen?โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The action of the verb to steal, theft.

  2. 2

    (chiefly in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/steal, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stealing