first base

/fərst beɪs/

/fəst beɪs/

Other forms: first bases

Definitions of first base

1. noun

   the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
   type of:

   bag, base

   a place that the runner must touch before scoring
2. noun

   the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
   synonyms: first

   type of:

   position

   (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
3. noun

   the initial stage in accomplishing something
   “we didn't get to first base with that approach”

   type of:

   first step, initiative, opening, opening move

   the first of a series of actions