run bases

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Definition

Verb: - To move around the baseball diamond by touching each base in sequence (first, second, third, and home plate) as a batter or base runner. This is a fundamental action in the sport of baseball.

Usage

This verb phrase is used specifically in the context of baseball. It describes the action of a player advancing from base to base. It is typically used in the simple present, past, or progressive tenses. - The player must run the bases correctly after hitting the ball. - She ran the bases quickly to score a run. - He is running the bases now.

Examples
  • After hitting a home run, the batter slowly ran the bases.
  • The coach yelled, "Run the bases!" as the ball was hit into the outfield.
  • The runner ran the bases aggressively, trying to stretch a double into a triple.
Advanced Usage
  • To run the bases well/aggressively/smartly: This modifies the action to describe the bases are run.
    • A good player knows how to run the bases smartly to avoid being tagged out.
  • The phrase can be used in a general sense to describe a player's skill or a team's strategy.
    • Their team's speed allows them to run the bases effectively.
Variants and Related Words
  • Base running (noun): The act or skill of running the bases.
    • His excellent base running won the game.
  • Base runner (noun): A player who is in the act of running the bases.
    • The base runner was caught in a pickle between second and third.
Synonyms
  • Advance (around the bases): To move forward from one base to the next.
  • Circle the bases: Often used specifically for hitting a home run.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Phrases
  • Run out a hit: To run the bases immediately after making contact with the ball.
    • You must run out every hit hard.
  • Tag up: A related base-running action where a runner waits on a base until a fly ball is caught before attempting to run.
    • The runner on third tagged up and then ran the bases to score.
Related Idioms
  • To make the rounds: While not a baseball idiom, its meaning of "visiting a series of places" is conceptually similar to the sequential action of running the bases.
  • Touch all the bases: An idiom derived from baseball meaning to address or consider all aspects of a situation.
    • In our meeting, we need to touch all the bases on the new project. (Note: This idiom uses "touch," not "run").
Verb
  1. run around the bases, in baseball