See Also: Base(money)
Base in DNA(health)
base(4)(dictionary)
base(3)(dictionary)
base(2)(dictionary)
base(1)(dictionary)
E-base(health)
BASE(law)
Base(health)
Base(medicine)

first base (oh)



n [C]
a) the first of the four places in a game of baseball that a player must touch before gaining a point
b) the position of a defending player near this place
::He plays first base for the Red Sox.
get to/reach first base
AmE informal a) to reach the first stage of success in an attempt to achieve something
::You've gotten to first base if you've landed an interview.
b) old-fashioned informal to kiss someone in a sexual way, used especially by young men to talk about the first stage in a sexual relationship