home base

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home base

The batter steps up to home base, ready to swing.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • (Baseball) The final base a runner must touch to score a run: In baseball, "home base" is the plate at which the batter stands and which a base runner must touch to complete a run. It is often called "home plate."
    • (Figurative) A central or primary location for operations: "Home base" can refer to the main administrative center or headquarters of an organization, or a person's central point of activity and return.
Usage Examples

  • Noun (Baseball):

    • The runner slid into home base just before the catcher tagged him.
    • The umpire signaled that the batter had crossed home base, so the run counted.

  • Noun (Figurative/Central Location):

    • After traveling for months, it felt good to return to my home base in Chicago.
    • The company's home base is in London, but it has offices worldwide.
Advanced Usage
  • "to touch home base": Literally, to make contact with home plate to score a run. Figuratively, to return to a central or foundational point.
    • The project manager made sure to touch home base with the main client before finalizing the proposal.
  • "operate from a home base": To use a specific location as one's primary center of operations.
    • The journalist operates from a home base in Nairobi but covers stories across the continent.
Variants and Related Words
  • Home plate (n): The official term for "home base" in baseball.
    • The pitcher aimed for the corner of the home plate.
  • Headquarters (n): The administrative center of an organization (a common synonym for the figurative sense).
    • The army's headquarters issued a new directive.
Synonyms
  • Headquarters (for the administrative sense).
  • Nerve center (for the operational sense).
  • Home plate (for the baseball sense).
Related Phrases
  • "make it home": In baseball, to successfully reach home base and score. Figuratively, to successfully return to a safe or central point.
    • The player rounded third and sprinted to make it home.
    • After a long negotiation, we finally made it home with a signed contract.
Related Idioms
  • "cover all the bases": To prepare for every possibility. This idiom originates from baseball, where players must defend the bases, including home base.
    • Before the product launch, the team worked hard to cover all the bases.
home base

The batter steps up to home base, ready to swing.

Noun
  1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
    • many companies have their headquarters in New York
  2. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
    • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

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