Definitions for STEALING
steal·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealingnoun

   the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

   "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International"

2. stealth, stealingnoun

   avoiding detection by moving carefully

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealingnoun

   The action of the verb to steal.

2. stealingnoun

   That which is stolen; stolen property.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealing

   Theft is the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word theft is also used as a synonym or informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as larceny, robbery, embezzlement, extortion, blackmail, or receiving stolen property. In some jurisdictions, theft is considered to be synonymous with larceny, while in others, theft is defined more narrowly. Someone who carries out an act of theft may be described as a "thief" (PL: thieves).Theft is the name of a statutory offence in California, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the Australian states of South Australia and Victoria.

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1. stealing

   Stealing is the act of taking someone else's property or belongings without their consent or knowledge, with the intention of permanently depriving them of it. It is considered an unlawful and unethical action, and it's generally classified as a criminal activity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stealing

   of Steal

2. Stealingnoun

   the act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny

3. Stealingnoun

   that which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stealing

   The gaining of a rat-line or two in height while waiting on the lower part of the rigging for the order to go aloft. Also, a vessel is said to steal ahead when she moves with the lightest breath of air.

Matched Categories

1. • Concealment

Anagrams for STEALING »

1. taglines

2. Galenist

3. gelatins

4. genitals

How to pronounce STEALING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say STEALING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEALING in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STEALING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of STEALING in a Sentence

1. Chuck Grassley:

   We need to have legitimate structural changes &enforcement w China or else they will continue cheating &stealing our IP/trade secrets.

2. Mayor Terry Rysz:

   If you want one of these signs, rather than stealing it, we'll sell you one, it's a wonderful way of dealing with a negative and turning it into a positive, and at the same time, it's promoting our community.

3. Tim Burrack:

   What no one seems to understand is that they're stealing from people like me, they're stealing the research that farmers pay for when they buy Monsanto seed.

4. Akeem Diaz:

   I get we’re in the middle of a pandemic, and I get that people are going through financial crises you know with the wealth gap continuing to widen. But she wasn’t in there stealing necessities. She was trying to steal to get cute.

5. Howard H. Aiken:

   Don't worry about people stealing your ideas...

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STEALING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stealing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STEALING
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=STEALING