verb

1. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.

   “Three irreplaceable paintings were stolen from the gallery.”

2. (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.

   “They stole my idea for a biodegradable, disposable garbage de-odorizer.”

3. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

   “He stole glances at the pretty woman across the street.”

Synonyms: sneak

adjective

1. That has been stolen.