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steal

n. a situation that occurs when the runner gains a base without the help of a hit, walk or error

bargain, buy

n. an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

steal

v. steal a base

slip

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

mouse, creep, sneak, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

ease, move carefully, move gently

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slink, walk stealthily

v. walk stealthily; "I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey"

mouse, creep, sneak, steal, pussyfoot

v. to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

fall, come down, go down, descend

v. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

stagger, flounder

v. walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"

lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag

v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"

prowl, skulk, move stealthily

v. move stealthily

lurk, skulk

v. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

edge, inch

v. advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

slip

v. move smoothly and easily

slip, steal

v. move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"

glide, move effortlessly

v. move smoothly and effortlessly

slide, slither

v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

pass, lapse, go by, go along, elapse, glide by, slip away, slide by, slip by

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

slip away, sneak away, steal away, sneak off, sneak out, leave quietly

v. leave furtively and stealthily; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard"

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