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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The base across the diamond from home plate, to be touched second by a runner.
  • noun The position played by a second baseman.

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  • noun baseball The base opposite home plate in a baseball infield.
  • noun colloquial Touching a woman's breast.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
  • noun the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball

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