steals

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steals

  • /stiːlz/

Sounds like steels · Rhymes with -iːlz

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of steal

noun

  1. informal, uncountable The number of stolen bases by a baserunner. He has 25 steals this year.

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Closest in meaning: sneak, pussyfoot, creep, buy, bargain, slip, mouse, spades, flies, sells, boosts, filches, itches, kidnaps, piques, pitches

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"steals." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/steals. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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steals. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/steals

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"steals." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/steals.

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@misc{steals_2026,
  title = {steals},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/steals},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}