to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force

A pickpocket stole his watch.

to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment.

to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance

He stole my girlfriend.

to move, bring, convey, or put secretly or quietly; smuggle (usually fol. by away, from, in, into, etc.)

They stole the bicycle into the bedroom to surprise the child.

Baseball . (of a base runner) to gain (a base) without the help of a walk or batted ball, as by running to it during the delivery of a pitch.

Games . to gain (a point, advantage, etc.) by strategy, chance, or luck.

to gain or seize more than one's share of attention in, as by giving a superior performance

The comedian stole the show.

to commit or practice theft.

to move, go, or come secretly, quietly, or unobserved

She stole out of the house at midnight.

to pass, happen, etc., imperceptibly, gently, or gradually

The years steal by.

Baseball . (of a base runner) to advance a base without the help of a walk or batted ball.

Informal . an act of stealing; theft.

Informal . the thing stolen; booty.

Informal . something acquired at a cost far below its real value; bargain

This dress is a steal at

Baseball . the act of advancing a base by stealing. ?

steal someone's thunder, to appropriate or use another's idea, plan, words

etc.

noun

bandit , burglar , highwayman , housebreaker , larcener , pilferer , purloiner , robber , thief