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FIRST BASE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The initial stage in accomplishing something

Example:

we didn't get to first base with that approach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("first base" is a kind of...):

first step; initiative; opening; opening move (the first of a series of actions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

Synonyms:

first; first base

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("first base" is a kind of...):

position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)

Holonyms ("first base" is a member of...):

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("first base" is a kind of...):

bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)

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