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
JessikaYE-si-kah (German), JES-i-kə (English)German, English (Modern)
LeniLE-neeGerman
ValorieVAL-ə-reeEnglish
Izabel-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Ejvind-Danish
Prabodh-Indian, Hindi