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first base — noun singular 1. ) in the game of baseball, the first of four places the BATTER must run to after hitting the ball a ) the position played by the person who guards first base 2. ) the first successful step in an attempt to achieve something: get… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
first base — n 1.) a) the first of the four places in a game of baseball that a player must touch before gaining a point b) the position of a defending player near this place ▪ He plays first base for the Red Sox. 2.) get to/reach first base AmE informal … Dictionary of contemporary English
first base — first′ base′ n. spo baseball a) the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate b) the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base • get to first base Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
first base — noun (C) 1 a) the first of the four places in a game of baseball (1) that a player must touch before gaining a point b) the position of a defending player near this place: He plays first base for the Red Sox. 2 AmE informal the first stage of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
first base — 1. Baseball. a. the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate. b. the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base. 2. get to first base, Informal. a. to succeed in the initial phase of a plan or… … Universalium
first base — {n. phr.} 1. The base that must be touched first by a baseball player after batting. * /He got to first base on four balls./ 2. See: GET TO FIRST BASE … Dictionary of American idioms
first base — {n. phr.} 1. The base that must be touched first by a baseball player after batting. * /He got to first base on four balls./ 2. See: GET TO FIRST BASE … Dictionary of American idioms
first\ base — n. phr. 1. the base that must be touched first by a baseball player after batting. He got to first base on four balls. 2. See: get to first base … Словарь американских идиом
first base — UK / US noun [singular] 1) the first successful step in an attempt to achieve something get to/past first base: Our project never got to first base. 2) in the game of baseball, the first of four places the batter must run to after hitting the… … English dictionary
first base — noun a) The base after home plate in a counter clockwise path around a baseball infield. The runner took his lead off of first base. b) Completion of the first phase of an activity … Wiktionary
