steal a base



steal a base

Fig. to sneak from one base to another in baseball. The runner stole second base, but he nearly got put out on the way. Tom runs so slowly that he never tries to steal a base.
See also: base, steal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnold['a:nəld]
Nishant-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Key[ki:]
Alinafeah-lee-NAH-faySouthern African, Chewa
Lenka-Czech, Slovak
Helladius-Late Greek (Latinized)