Definitions for stealing
Overview of noun stealing
The noun stealing has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
(the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")
2. stealth, stealing
(avoiding detection by moving carefully)
Overview of verb steal
The verb steal has 3 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (23) steal
(take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")
2. (4) steal, slip
(move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness")
3. (3) steal
(steal a base)
