third basen.

Brit.

/ˌθəːd ˈbeɪs/, U.S.

/ˌθərd ˈbeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: third adj., base n.¹

Etymology: < third adj. + base n.¹

1. Baseball. The third of the four bases which the batter must touch in succession in order to score a run. Also: the position of the fielder responsible for covering this base.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > base

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1848 By-laws & Rules Knickerbocker Base Ball Club 11 The bases shall be, from ‘Home’ to second base, 42 paces; from first to third base, 42 paces; equi-distant.

1857 Spirit of Times 29 Aug. 404/3 Enterprise Club. Maxfield, catcher;..England, third base; Bleecker, centre field.

1909 Outing Sept. 652/2 Schmidt, next at bat,..hit a hard bounder down toward third base.

1946 Chicago Sun 2 July 25/3 He can start a club that would have a Red Sox star at every position except third base and right field.

1994 T. Boswell Cracking Show iii. i. 38 Move to third base—a physically easier and less mentally demanding position.

2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 June e5 Umpire crew chief Gerry Davis chose to play through the heavy rain, even as large puddles formed behind third base, between first and second and near the batter's box.

2. slang (chiefly North American). The third of four notional stages of sexual activity, usually characterized as the stimulation of the genitals or (in later use) oral sex. Frequently in to get to third base. Cf. first base n. 2, second base n. 2, home plate n. 2.

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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > stages of sexual activity

first basea1897

third base1948

second base1965

home plate1972

1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead 428 I got to third base last night, I'll make her yet.

1967 Los Angeles Times 31 Dec. b5/2 As soon as a boy kisses me, my resistance melts away... So far I've gone only to ‘second and third base’.

1988 R. Hillis in G. Ursell Sky High 149 I could never love Derek. He's going with Nancy Webber, and you know why? It's because she lets him go all the way to third base.

1993 H. Stern Private Parts iii. 103 We got all the way to third base. I got four fingers buried in her.

2003 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 28 June 4 According to this student, oral sex is only considered ‘third base’ by most teenagers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	third base
释义	third basen. Brit. /ˌθəːd ˈbeɪs/, U.S. /ˌθərd ˈbeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: third adj., base n.¹ Etymology: < third adj. + base n.¹ 1. Baseball. The third of the four bases which the batter must touch in succession in order to score a run. Also: the position of the fielder responsible for covering this base. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball ground > [noun] > base base1848 first base1848 second base1848 third base1848 second1861 first1864 bag1873 sack1914 1848 By-laws & Rules Knickerbocker Base Ball Club 11 The bases shall be, from ‘Home’ to second base, 42 paces; from first to third base, 42 paces; equi-distant. 1857 Spirit of Times 29 Aug. 404/3 Enterprise Club. Maxfield, catcher;..England, third base; Bleecker, centre field. 1909 Outing Sept. 652/2 Schmidt, next at bat,..hit a hard bounder down toward third base. 1946 Chicago Sun 2 July 25/3 He can start a club that would have a Red Sox star at every position except third base and right field. 1994 T. Boswell Cracking Show iii. i. 38 Move to third base—a physically easier and less mentally demanding position. 2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 June e5 Umpire crew chief Gerry Davis chose to play through the heavy rain, even as large puddles formed behind third base, between first and second and near the batter's box. 2. slang (chiefly North American). The third of four notional stages of sexual activity, usually characterized as the stimulation of the genitals or (in later use) oral sex. Frequently in to get to third base. Cf. first base n. 2, second base n. 2, home plate n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > stages of sexual activity first basea1897 third base1948 second base1965 home plate1972 1948 N. Mailer Naked & Dead 428 I got to third base last night, I'll make her yet. 1967 Los Angeles Times 31 Dec. b5/2 As soon as a boy kisses me, my resistance melts away... So far I've gone only to ‘second and third base’. 1988 R. Hillis in G. Ursell Sky High 149 I could never love Derek. He's going with Nancy Webber, and you know why? It's because she lets him go all the way to third base. 1993 H. Stern Private Parts iii. 103 We got all the way to third base. I got four fingers buried in her. 2003 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 28 June 4 According to this student, oral sex is only considered ‘third base’ by most teenagers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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