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steal

2 noun
     
steal2 [countable]
1

be a steal

informal to be very cheap:
an excellent seafood dish that is a steal at $8.25
2 the act of suddenly taking control of the ball when the other team had previously had control of it, especially in basketball:
Johnson had ten points and a steal in the first half.
3 the act of running to the next base before someone hits the ball in the sport of baseball
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