third base
Penultimate diamond station
Third base is the base a runner must touch before heading home in baseball—the last stop before scoring.
As sexual slang, third base typically means genital touching or oral sex, part of the "bases" metaphor where home plate is intercourse: We got to third base on our third date.
Baseball's third base
Handling balls in play
- gloveFitted hand covering
- hot cornerBaseball's third base
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- throwPropel by arm motion
catch · backhand · scoop · range · arm · relay · double play · error
Take without permission
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- dashQuick burst or pinch
- leadoffFirst in sequence
runner · tag · safe · score · advance · rounding · hesitation · coach
Conveyed indications
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- buntBall-tapping technique
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
shift · coaching · lineup · pitchout · pickoff · tagging · anticipation · positioning
Touch with lips
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- relationshipConnection between entities
- euphemismMild substitute for bluntness
slang · bases · milestone · progression · making out · physical · foreplay · home run
hot corner
Baseball's third base
coach · runner · slide · steal · tag · score · safe · out · umpire · foul line
fielding
Handling balls in play
- gloveFitted hand covering
- hot cornerBaseball's third base
- tagIdentifier or classifier
throw · catch · backhand · scoop · range · arm · relay · double play · error · out
steal
Take without permission
leadoff · runner · tag · safe · score · advance · rounding · hesitation · coach · signal
signals
Conveyed indications
matchup · shift · coaching · lineup · pitchout · pickoff · tagging · anticipation · positioning · cutoff
kiss
Touch with lips
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- relationshipConnection between entities
euphemism · slang · bases · milestone · progression · making out · physical · foreplay · home run
- 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 cornersfirst baseman, hot corner
- blackjackblackjack, 21, twenty-one, hit, stand
third basefirst base
Diamond's rightfield corner bag
home plate · striking out · right field · pitcher's mound · catcher
base, third, triple, disgrace, triangle, baseball, tripod, triad, thirds