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SECOND BASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
Synonyms:
second; second base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("second base" is a kind of...):
position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)
Holonyms ("second base" is a member of...):
baseball team (a team that plays baseball)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("second base" is a kind of...):
bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)
