second base
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənd beɪs/
- US
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segunda base
- Until Neil Walker is healthy and in the lineup every day, Holt should be at second base.
- played second base
- moved to second base
- slid into second base
Examples
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Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins have spoken glowingly about the progress made at second base by Daniel Murphy this season.
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Has Murphy done enough to keep his job at second base?
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What are the names of those two boys at second base?
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You made me play second base!
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I used to play second base with your brother, but it was a long time ago.
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Sanders has stolen second base.
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Scott Sizemore looks to be fully healthy in 2013 and is moving back to second base, his natural position.
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He used to play second base for the San Francisco Seals.
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I play second base.
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The coach said that playing second base is crucial for a strong defense.
Synonyms
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7.0
A fielding position near second base in baseball
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sexual/romantic meaning is a culturally specific idiomatic extension of the baseball metaphor and is not a straightforward composition of 'second' (follows the first) + 'base' (a station). A B1 learner who knows the literal constituents but has not been exposed to the baseball-to-relationship mapping would not predict the sense 'touching or fondling above the waist', so prior cultural exposure is required.
Etymology
Second base can also mean the player who stands near second base in the infield to catch balls and make plays. The name comes from where that player stands, so it simply means the fielding position near that 'base'.