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first base

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: first base

1
 n
the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
2
 n
the initial stage in accomplishing something
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: first base
1

n the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball

Type of:
bag, base
a place that the runner must touch before scoring

n 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
Type of:
position
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
2

n the initial stage in accomplishing something

“we didn't get to first base with that approach”
Type of:
first step, initiative, opening, opening move
the first of a series of actions
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