a handle; a stale, or stele.-to take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.-to withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.-to gain by insinuating arts or covert means.-to get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.-to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.-to practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.-to withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.