Definitions for: Stealth

[n] avoiding detection by moving carefully

Webster (1913) Definition: Stealth, n. [OE. staple. See Steal, v. t.]
1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.]

The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed
upon him by such an outlaw. --Spenser.

2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] ``Sluttish dens
. . . serving to cover stealths.'' --Sir W. Raleigh.

3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed
manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or
action; -- in either a good or a bad sense.

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
--Pope.

The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth, With
steel invades the brother's life by stealth.
--Dryden.

I told him of your stealth unto this wood. --Shak.

Synonyms: stealing

See Also: concealing, concealment, hiding

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