first base
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Meaning
- noun The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
The runner took his lead off first base.
- noun Completion of the first phase of an activity.
- noun Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship.
I got to first base with Danny, and hope to get him naked this weekend.
- noun The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act.
Similar words
first third base second base base corner corner infield home base basepath second home
Word family
first baseman first basemen first bases get to first base gets to first base getting to first base got to first base gotten to first base reach first base reached first base
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