Colloquial, chiefly gaming and military jargon; both transitive and intransitive.
Definitionen
To make (a person, vehicle, or character) difficult to detect, especially by using technology or special ability. Players can stealth their avatars to slip past enemies unnoticed.
To move or act in a stealthy manner so as to avoid detection. He stealthed through the shadows, careful not to alert the guards.
To surreptitiously remove a condom during sexual intercourse without a partner's knowledge or consent (slang). She later realized that her partner had stealthed her without consent.
(Slang, transitive) To remove a condom during sexual intercourse without the partner's knowledge or consent. He was charged after stealthing his partner, an act that violated her consent.
Synonyme
steal (intransitive, e.g. 'to steal along')
Used attributively to modify a noun, meaning ‘designed to avoid detection’ or ‘covert’; generally non-gradable.
Definitionen
Designed or intended to operate without attracting attention or being detected; covert, secret. The company launched a stealth marketing campaign to generate buzz quietly.
(Military) Designed with stealth technology so as to be less detectable by radar or other sensing methods. The stealth aircraft flew over the border without triggering enemy radar.