steals

SaySTEELZ/stiːlz/

2 meanings of steals

1
verb
Third-person singular present of steal. Use this form with he, she, or it.
The puppy steals socks from the laundry basket.
She steals a quick look at her phone under the desk.
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2
nouncolloquialuncountable
In baseball, the number of times a runner moves up a base on their own.
Like counting how many times you sneak to the next spot in tag while no one is looking.
He had three steals in last night's game.
The team's steals helped them win late in the season.
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steals is a form of steal

steal, verb: To take something that belongs to another person without permission, planning to keep it. Full entry

Forms: stealsteals he/she/itstealing -ing formstole past tensestolen past participle
Spelling: steal → steals: add -s
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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