larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing -- (the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")
stealth, stealing -- (avoiding detection by moving carefully)
Overview of verb steal
The verb steal has 3 senses
steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")
steal, slip -- (move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness")