steal definition

1. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
2. take without the owner's consent
• examples: Someone stole my wallet on the train
• examples: This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
3. move stealthily
• examples: The ship slipped away in the darkness
4. steal a base