first base

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === first base (countable and uncountable, plural first bases) (baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield. (singular only, by extension) Completion of the first phase of an activity. (singular only, US, colloquial) Kissing, regarded as the first phase of a sexual relationship. (blackjack) The betting spot located immediately to the left of the dealer, which is first to receive cards and first to act. ==== Hypernyms ==== base ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === second base third base home run / score