# steals

Pronunciation: say "STEELZ" /stiːlz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present of steal. — third-person singular simple present indicative of steal
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of steal. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _A clever raccoon steals food from the campsite every night._
   - _Whoever steals from the register will be caught on camera._

## Noun

2. In baseball, the number of bases a baserunner has taken by stealing rather than through a hit or walk. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: In baseball, the number of times a runner moves up a base on their own.
   - _The leadoff hitter racked up forty steals over the summer season._
   - _His steals put him among the top base runners in the league._

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