stealing
Crime of taking
Stealing is the act of taking something that belongs to someone else without permission or right.
The word covers everything from petty theft to grand larceny: He was caught stealing from the cash register.
In baseball, stealing is advancing to the next base while the pitcher delivers—a stolen base.
Figuratively, to steal can mean to move quietly or furtively: She went stealing through the house at midnight.
Unlawful taking of property
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- robberyTheft through intimidation
pickpocketing · embezzlement · mugging · heist · carjacking · holdup · break-in · pilferage
Irresistible impulse to steal
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- impulseSudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
disorder · irresistible · behavioral · obsession · therapy · treatment · rehabilitation · impulsivity
Goods seized violently
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
- sackingDismissal from employment
- raidingSudden attack for plunder
marauding · despoiling · rioting · booty · spoils · occupation · conquest · smash-and-grab
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- torrentingPeer-to-peer file transfer
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- file sharingDistributing digital content online
warez · cracking · P2P · BitTorrent · streaming · ripping · software piracy · account hacking
Seize by law
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- jailDetention facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
fine · restitution · criminal record · probation · sentencing · caught · apprehended · surveillance
Concentrated illumination source
- attention-grabbingCommanding immediate notice
- upstagingOutshining a performer
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- limelightCenter of public notice
Reproducing something exactly
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- imitationCopy of the original
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
citation · academic dishonesty · cheating · forgery · counterfeiting · knockoff · passing off
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
robbery · pickpocketing · embezzlement · mugging · heist · carjacking · holdup · break-in · pilferage · misappropriation
kleptomania
Irresistible impulse to steal
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- impulseSudden urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
addiction · disorder · irresistible · behavioral · obsession · therapy · treatment · rehabilitation · impulsivity · hoarding
plunder
Goods seized violently
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- ransackingSearching while wrecking
- sackingDismissal from employment
raiding · marauding · despoiling · rioting · booty · spoils · occupation · conquest · smash-and-grab · civil unrest
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- torrentingPeer-to-peer file transfer
- bootleggingIllegal alcohol production/sale
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
file sharing · warez · cracking · P2P · BitTorrent · streaming · ripping · software piracy · account hacking · identity theft
arrest
Seize by law
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- jailDetention facility
prison · fine · restitution · criminal record · probation · sentencing · caught · apprehended · surveillance · security
spotlight
Concentrated illumination source
- attention-grabbingCommanding immediate notice
- upstagingOutshining a performer
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
copying
Reproducing something exactly
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- imitationCopy of the original
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
attribution · citation · academic dishonesty · cheating · forgery · counterfeiting · knockoff · passing off
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- theftlarceny, burglary, robbery, shoplifting, theft
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- bad behaviorcheating, lying, greed, selfishness, arrogance
- bad behaviorslying, cheating, rudeness, gossiping, laziness
stealingbuying
Obtaining through payment
purchasing · earning · paying · trading · bartering
stealinggiving
Transferring to another
donating · gifting · returning · giving away · bestowing
stealingcharity
Voluntary aid for others
generosity · philanthropy · giving · sharing · altruism
- stealing the showDominating attention unexpectedly
- stealing awayDeparting unnoticed, furtively
- caught stealingDiscovered while pilfering
- stealing basesAdvancing without batted ball
- stealing thunder
- stealing someone's thunderClaiming credit for another's work
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