Steals meaning : To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else. (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement. To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully. To acquire at a low price. To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show. To move silently or secretly. To convey (something) clandestinely. To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely. To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference. To dispossess To borrow for a short moment. The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.