Definition of steals in English

Wiktionary

steals (Noun)
The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.

Part of speech

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steals, verb, present, 3rd person singular of steal (infinitive).
steals, noun, plural of steal.

WordNet

Noun Plural: steals
steal - a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
		baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
steal - an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"
		bargain, buy
		purchase the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
		song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
Verb steals, stealing, stolen
steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
		pilfer, cabbage, filch, snarf, purloin, swipe, nobble, sneak, abstract, pinch, hook, lift make off with belongings of others
		rustle, lift make a dry crackling sound; "rustling silk"; "the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze"
		shoplift steal in a store
		pirate copy illegally; of published material
		plagiarise, plagiarize, lift take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
		pocket, bag put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change"
		defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
		rob take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
		thieve, cop, glom, snitch, knock off, hook seize upon or latch onto something; "The Republicans glommed onto Whitewater"
		walk off go away from; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off"
		hustle, pluck, roll pressure or urge someone into an action
		loot, plunder take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors"
		burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
steal - move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"
		slip
		move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
		elapse, glide by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, go by, lapse, pass pass by; "three years elapsed"
		sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away, slip away leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"
steal - steal a base
		gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
		baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

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Wiktionary

steal (Noun)
The act of stealing.
steal (Noun)
A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
steal (Noun)
A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
steal (Noun)
A stolen base.
steal (Noun)
Scoring in an end without the hammer.
steal (Noun)
A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.
steal (Verb)
To illegally, or without the owner's permission, take possession of something by surreptitiously taking or carrying it away.
steal (Verb)
To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
steal (Verb)
To copy copyright-protected work without permission.
steal (Verb)
To acquire at a low price.
steal (Verb)
To draw attention unexpectedly in an entertainment, especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show .
steal (Verb)
To move silently or secretly.
steal (Verb)
To advance safely to another base during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
steal (Verb)
To dispossess.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

steal (n.)
A handle; a stale, or stele.
steal (v. t.)
To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
steal (v. t.)
To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
steal (v. t.)
To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
steal (v. t.)
To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
steal (v. t.)
To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
steal (v. i.)
To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
steal (v. i.)
To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

steal
To take possession of property belonging to another without the consent of this owner; most typically when not observed, rather than by force.
steal
The act of taking illegitimatly possession of something that belongs to others.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

steal
stēl, v.t. to take by theft or feloniously: to take away without notice: to gain or win by address, insidiously, or by gradual means: to snatch: in golf, to hole a long putt by a stealthy stroke—the opposite of Gobble.—v.i. to practise theft: to take feloniously: to pass secretly: to slip in or out unperceived:—pa.t. stōle; pa.p. stōlen.—ns. Steal′er; Steal′ing, the act of taking another's property without his knowledge or consent: stolen property.—adv. Steal′ingly.—Steal a march on, to gain an advantage unperceived. [A.S. stelan; Ger. stehlen, Dut. stelen.]
steal
stēl, n. (Spens.) a handle