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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.

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Idioms for first base

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.

Origin of first base

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby first base

first, first aid, First Amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first base, first baseman, first blood, first blush, firstborn, First Cause

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And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.
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Now first we shall want our pupil to understand, speak, read and write the mother tongue well.
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British Dictionary definitions for 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, mainly US and Canadian to accomplish the first step of an undertaking

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