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first base
noun
- Baseball.
- the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base.
first base
noun
- baseball
- the base that a runner must reach safely to score a hit, and the first of the three bases he must reach safely on the way to home plate in order to score a run
- the fielding position nearest this base
- get to first base informal.to accomplish the first step of an undertaking
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Word History and Origins
Origin of first base1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- get to first base, Informal.
- to succeed in the initial phase of a plan or undertaking:
His suggestions for labor-saving techniques never got to first base.
- to engage in petting that goes no further than kissing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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