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first basenoun1 Baseball The first of the four stations that must be reached in turn to score a run: she made an awkward turn at first base and injured her right ankle...- The big hitter who plays first base has represented New Zealand 116 times.
- Jason dribbles an infield roller that shortstop Nomar Garciaparra handles with ease, tossing over to first base for the third out of the inning.
- On her third time at bat, she hit the ball and ran to first base.
1.1 informal Used to refer to the first step towards achieving an objective: some of the projects will not get past first base...- Good singers without a sob story might have a struggle to get to first base.
- These two requirements alone mean that many hopeful wannabes will not even get to first base.
- None of the journalists got past first base; any references to her partner were light and fleeting, with Larkin insistent on promoting her business and nothing else.
1.2 informal Used to refer to a preliminary stage of sexual intimacy, typically characterized as kissing: Clara had let me get to first base a few times...- The first time any guy tried to get to first base with me, I dumped him.
- Some of the undergraduate boys complained to me that they couldn't get to first base with her and speculated that she must be dating some honcho lawyer or actor in New York.
- Dani, you've never even been past first base!
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