first base
After a walk
First base is the base a baseball runner must reach first after hitting the ball, located to the right of home plate.
In slang, first base refers to the initial level of physical intimacy, typically kissing: We didn't even get to first base.
To touch base or cover all bases draws on the same metaphor of sequential progress.
Crystallized carbon gemstone
- infieldBaseball's inner diamond
- singleOne in number
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- slideSmooth continuous movement
steal · runner · bag · tag · foul line · coach · throw · out
Lip-to-lip contact
- makeoutPerceive with difficulty
- neckingKissing and caressing amorously
- pettingAffectionate stroking
- snoggingProlonged romantic kissing
fooling around · bases · home run · dating · teenage · euphemism · milestone · progression
Place of commencement
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- beginningInitial stage of something
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- bedrockSolid stone underground
footing · launchpad · underpinning · platform · framework · anchor · support · building block
diamond
Crystallized carbon gemstone
slide · steal · runner · bag · tag · foul line · coach · throw · out · safe
kissing
Lip-to-lip contact
snogging · fooling around · bases · home run · dating · teenage · euphemism · milestone · progression
starting point
Place of commencement
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- beginningInitial stage of something
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
bedrock · footing · launchpad · underpinning · platform · framework · anchor · support · building block
- baseballbat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher, glove
- BallparksFenway Park, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Candlestick Park
- Softballball, bat, batter, batting, catcher
- ballpark locationshome plate, infield, outfield, pitcher's mound, dugout
- baseball cornershot corner
- blackjackblackjack, 21, twenty-one, hit, stand
first basehome plate
Scoring base in baseball
home · scoring position · third base · second base · on deck
first basehome run
Full-circuit scoring hit
going all the way · third base · scoring · second base · sexual intercourse
first basehome run
Full-circuit scoring hit
grand slam · scoring · completion · success · finishing
base, first, baseball, debase, baseless, base layer, baseline, baseboard, baseman