take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it

thieves stole her bicycle

stolen goods

she was found guilty of stealing from her employers

move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously

he stole down to the kitchen

she disobeyed a court order and stole away with the children

a delicious languor was stealing over her

a bargain

at £59.95 it's an absolute steal

an act of stealing something

New York's biggest art steal