Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double steal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble steal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation in which two baserunners attempt to steal a base simultaneously. This is usually called by the manager when there are runners on first base and second base.

noun

The successful completion of a double steal.

Example Sentences

"The team is known to try the double steal because it has so many speedsters."
"This pair have seven double steals this season."

Inflected Forms

double steals (plural)

Questions

What does double steal mean?: A situation in which two baserunners attempt to steal a base simultaneously. This is usually called by the manager when there are runners on first base and second base.

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