- to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment.
- to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance: He stole my girlfriend.
- to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually followed by away, from, in, into, etc.): They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child.
- (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch.
- to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck.
- to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance: The comedian stole the show.
- to commit or practice theft.
- to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved: She stole out of the house at midnight.
- to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually: The years steal by.
- (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball.
- an act of stealing; theft.
- the thing stolen; booty.
- something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain: This dress is a steal at $40.
- the act of advancing a base by stealing.
- to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words, etc.
- to take (something) from someone, etc without permission or unlawfully, esp in a secret manner
- to obtain surreptitiously
- to appropriate (ideas, etc) without acknowledgment, as in plagiarism
- to move or convey stealthily
- to pass unnoticed
- to win or gain by strategy or luck, as in various sports
- to obtain an advantage over, esp by a secret or underhand measure
- to detract from the attention due to another by forestalling him
- to be looked upon as the most interesting, popular, etc, esp unexpectedly
- the act of stealing
- something stolen or acquired easily or at little cost
