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Noun: first base  furst beys
  1. The base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
     
  2. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
    - first
     
  3. The initial stage in accomplishing something
    "we didn't get to first base with that approach"

Type of: bag, base, first step, initiative, opening, opening move, position

Part of: baseball team

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