empty base

noun

A base without a runner on it.

“They have to pitch to the slugger because there are no empty bases.”

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Meanings

nounempty base (plural empty bases)

plural empty bases

  1. ball gamesA base without a runner on it.

    They have to pitch to the slugger because there are no empty bases.

Cite this entry
APA

empty base. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20base

MLA

“empty base.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20base. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty base,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20base.

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