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THIRD 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 third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
Example:
he is playing third
Synonyms:
third; third base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("third base" is a kind of...):
position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)
Holonyms ("third base" is a member of...):
baseball team (a team that plays baseball)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
Example:
he was cut down on a close play at third
Synonyms:
third; third base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("third base" is a kind of...):
bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)
