steal
Definition
- n. 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)
- v. take without the owner's consent
- v. move stealthily
- v. steal a base
Word forms
- Past participle
- stolen
- Past tense
- stole
- Present participle
- stealing
- Third person singular
- steals
Example sentences
vt.
He tried to steal a cookie from the jar without anyone noticing.
vi.
She likes to steal away to the park when she needs some quiet time.
n.
Finding that book for only a dollar was a real steal.