stealth
To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealthTo conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
» The silence and stealth of a hungry cat.
anthrax26 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(especially)To conceal or infiltrate through the use of stealth.
(slang, transitive)To subject (someone) to stealthing (sexual intercourse without a condom through deception, for example removing the condom mid-act).
Examples
6 sentencesThe silence and stealth of a hungry cat.
I have master stealth skills, like a ninja.
The cheetah uses a combination of stealth and explosive acceleration to catch its prey.
Stealth is a leopard's greatest weapon.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
deDas größte Vergnügen, das ich kenne, ist es, heimlich eine gute Tat zu tun, die dann zufällig entdeckt wird. — Tamy
Origin
From Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to ProtFrom Middle English stelthe, from Old English stǣlþ, from Proto-Germanic *stēliþō, to Proto-Germanic *stelaną (“to steal, to sneak”) + *-iþō, equivalent to steal + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old English stalu (“theft, stealth”), Old High German stāla (“theft”), German Diebstahl (“theft”).
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Forms
stealths, stealthing, stealthed, stealthedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle