Definition of Stealing

Noun: stealing stee-ling

The act of taking something from someone unlawfully
"the stealing is awful at Kennedy International";
- larceny, theft, thievery, thieving
Avoiding detection by moving carefully
- stealth

Verb: steal (stole,stolen) steel

Take without the owner's consent
"Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
Move stealthily
"The ship stole away in the darkness";
- slip
(baseball) advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch