- second base
- noun Date: 1845 1. the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball 2. the player position for defending the area on the first-base side of second base • second baseman noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
second base
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second\ base — • second base • get to second base (with) • reach second base (with) (See the examples below) The new infielder really covers the ground at second base. When the pitcher drew back his arm to pitch the ball, Tom ran as fast as he could to steal… … Словарь американских идиом
second base — ☆ second base n. Baseball 1. the base located behind the pitcher, the second of the four bases that a base runner attempts to reach safely 2. the defensive position played by the second baseman … English World dictionary
second base — n [U] the second of the four places you have to run to in games such as baseball in order to get a point … Dictionary of contemporary English
second base — noun 1. the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑base, ↑bag 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield • Syn: ↑second •… … Useful english dictionary
second base — noun a) The base opposite home plate in a baseball infield. The runner slid into second base with a double. b) Touching a womans breast … Wiktionary
Second base (disambiguation) — Second base can mean: * Second baseman in baseball * Sexual slang for intimate fondling and groping, see Baseball metaphors for sex … Wikipedia
second base — sec′ond base′ n. 1) the second in order of the bases from home plate in baseball 2) the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and first bases • Etymology: 1835–45, amer. sec′ond base′man, n … From formal English to slang
second base — Baseball. 1. the second in order of the bases from home plate. 2. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and first bases. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
second base — noun (singular) the second place you have to run to in games such as baseball … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
get\ to\ second\ base — • second base • get to second base (with) • reach second base (with) (See the examples below) The new infielder really covers the ground at second base. When the pitcher drew back his arm to pitch the ball, Tom ran as fast as he could to steal… … Словарь американских идиом
