stealing

Meaning

1. The action of the verb to steal, theft.
2. That which is stolen; stolen property.

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstiːlɪŋ/

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steal

1. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
2. To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
3. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
4. (colloquial) To acquire at a low price.
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.
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. (informal) To borrow for a short moment.
12. (informal) take, plagiarize, tell on a joke, use a well-worded expression in one's own parlance or writing

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