Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caught stealing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: caugh-t steal-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base.

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caught, stealing.

Questions

What does caught stealing mean?: Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base.

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