Difference between revisions of "Stealing"
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1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission. | 1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission. | ||
| − | 2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own. | + | 2. To {{Wiki|present}} or use (someone else's words or [[ideas]]) as one's own. |
3. To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent. | 3. To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent. | ||
4. To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed. | 4. To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed. | ||
| − | 5. To draw [[attention]] unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by [[being]] the [[outstanding]] performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics. | + | 5. To draw [[attention]] unexpectedly in (an {{Wiki|entertainment}}), especially by [[being]] the [[outstanding]] performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics. |
6. Baseball To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch. | 6. Baseball To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 16 August 2014
1. To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
2. To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
3. To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent.
4. To give or enjoy (a kiss) that is unexpected or unnoticed.
5. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer: The magician's assistant stole the show with her comic antics.
6. Baseball To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a base hit, walk, passed ball, or wild pitch.
1. To commit theft.
2. To move, happen, or elapse stealthily or unobtrusively.
3. Baseball To steal a base.
n.
1. The act of stealing.
2. Slang A bargain.
3. Baseball A stolen base.
4. Basketball An act of gaining possession of the ball from an opponent.
Source
[ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stealing www.thefreedictionary.com]
