SECOND BASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does second base mean? 

• SECOND BASE (noun)
  The noun SECOND BASE has 2 senses:

1. the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

  Familiarity information: SECOND BASE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND BASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("second base" is a kind of...):

bag; base (a place that the runner must touch before scoring)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

second; second base

Hypernyms ("second base" is a kind of...):

position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player)

Holonyms ("second base" is a member of...):

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)