Lexic.us

Definition of Third base

1. Noun. The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball. "He was cut down on a close play at third"

2. Noun. 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). "He is playing third"

Definition of Third base

1. Noun. (baseball) The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield. ¹

2. Noun. (colloquial) Touching a man's or woman's genitals in a sexual manner; mutual masturbation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Third Base

third-party claim third-party claims third-person third-person plural third-person plurals third-person shooter third-person shooters third-person singular third-person singulars third-place finish

third-rate third-rater third-string third-year third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome third baseman third bases third battle of Ypres third conditional third corpuscle

third cousin third cousins third cranial nerve third culture kid third culture kids third cuneiform bone third deck

Literary usage of Third base

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"With a man on second base and a sacrifice bunt to be tried, have you ever wondered why the ball is often laid down the third base line instead of the first? ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"He is placed near the Une from second to third base. The right, centre, and left fielders must all be sure catchers, good long distance throwers, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"Any ball hit to ground inside the foul lines is a fair hit, unless it should roll outside the foul lines before reaching first or third base, as the case ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Another instance of team batting is when a runner is on third-base and the ... On such a hil a runner on third-base (as on the other bases) must remain on ..."

5. Outing (1893)
"The new men are Sullivan, last year third base, and captain of the Amherst nine ; Abbott, third base and captain of the Dartmouth team two years ago ..."

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