THIRD BASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does third base mean? 

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

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

2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• THIRD BASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

third; third base

Context example:

he was cut down on a close play at third

Hypernyms ("third 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 third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

third; third base

Context example:

he is playing third

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

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

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

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)