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 ;

1. (

• steal ,
• rip_off ,
• rip

) take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" ;

2. (

• steal ,
• slip ,

) move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness" ;

3. (

• steal

) steal a base ;