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Stealing

Meanings and phrases

stealing

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
n.
  1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; larceny; theft; thievery; thieving
  2. avoiding detection by moving carefully; stealth

caught stealing

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • After that runner was caught stealing, no other batter reached base.
  • It is explicitly not caught stealing to be put out after a wild pitch or passed ball.
  • Attempts to steal that result in the baserunner being out are "caught stealing" (CS).

accused of stealing

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • At the same time, Eleanor was accused of stealing jewels from the Tower of London.
  • The sage is accused of stealing, and just before he is going to be killed, Lord Vishnu comes and saves the day.
  • After the talks, one of the Navajos was accused of stealing a horse from a Mexican who was accompanying the troops.

stealing money

Pronunciation American British Australian Indian
E.g.
  • Coleman ripped the telephone from their wall before stealing money and their car.
  • In exchange he tells him that Marta has been stealing money from the deal and stalking him.
  • The owner's partner, Lewis Kasman, a Gambino crime family associate, had been stealing money from the restaurant.
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