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stealing a march

stealing a march is the present participle and gerund of steal a march.

Meaning of steal a march

Verb

steal a march (third-person singular simple present steals a march, present participle stealing a march, simple past stole a march, past participle stolen a march)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To gain an advantage unobserved.
    • Fifty thousand men cannot easily steal a march over the sea.1759 August 1, Horace Walpole, Letter to Sir Horace Mann, page 501
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To start early.
    • They stole a march by taking non-merchandise inventory on January 2.

Questions about stealing a march

What is stealing a march the present participle and gerund of?
Stealing a march is the present participle and gerund of steal a march.

Words near stealing a march in the dictionary

  1. stealin'
  2. stealing
  3. stealing a glance
  4. stealing a kiss
  5. stealing a living
  6. stealing a march
  7. stealing away
  8. stealing in
  9. stealing someone's heart
  10. stealing someone's identity
  11. stealing someone's thunder

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