"caught stealing" meaning in English

See caught stealing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} caught stealing (not comparable)
  1. (baseball) Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-caught_stealing-en-adj-u8~awSPh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see caught, stealing. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-caught_stealing-en-adj-z7Iliq-O

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