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1. A wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

1. Take without the owner's consent
   "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
    
2. Move stealthily
   "The ship stole away in the darkness";
   - slip
    
3. (baseball) advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch

Derived forms: stoles

See also: steal away

Type of: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, move, pull ahead, scarf, take, win

Encyclopedia: Stole