Meaning

2 senses
  1. (singular, singular only)The base opposite home plate in a baseball infield.

    The runner slid into second base with a double.

    втора́я ба́заvtorája báza

    дру́га ба́заdrúha báza

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

  2. (US, colloquial, singular, singular only)Touching a partner under his or her clothes, without having sex.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom used to play second base for his high school's baseball team.

  2. Tom stole second base.

Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the base opposite home plate:
Русский
By meaning 1
the base opposite home plate:

Forms

plural: second bases
Singularsecond base
Pluralsecond bases

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield:second

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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