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BASED

m adj. (baser, basest) (formal) not having moral principles or rules : He acted from base motives.

l-^SPc ► base-ly adv.

base-ball /'beisboil/ noun 1 [U] a game played especially in the US by two teams of nine players, using a bat and ball. Each player tries to hit the ball and then run around four bases before the other team can return the ball. : a baseball bat/team/stadium /

ft PA / 5# i|/ — compare rounders — picture o page R30 2 [C] the ball used in this game #ft 'baseball cap noun a cap with a long peak (= a curved part sticking out in front), originally worn by baseball players #ftil ( ) — picture o hat

base-board /'beisbord; NAmE -boird/ noun (NAmE)

= SKIRTING BOARD

'base camp noun a camp where people start their journey when climbing high mountains ( jgrdj ) based 0-w /beist/ adj. [not before noun]

1 ~ (on sth) if one thing is based on another, it uses it or is developed from it ( The

movie is based on a real-life incident. fS ^ f] 3S 5Hj c 0 The report is based on figures

from six different European cities, jfA 4" 2 (also in compounds if

a person or business is based in a particular place, that is where they live or work, or where the work of the business is done |E) ; Site (

£ ■ • ■: 'We're based in Chicago. ft%jjp%₀ o a

Chicago-based company &nPi&lE^ 3 -based

(in compounds M 'a is]) containing sth as an

important part or feature IU ■■■ ) ;

III : lead-based paints 0 a class-based

society — see also broad-based

¹ base form noun (grammar i§ ?&) the basic form of a word to which endings can usually be added, for example wall is the base form of walls and walled. The base form is the form in which words in the dictionary are usually shown. ( t5|#J )

'base jumping (also 'BASE jumping) noun [u] the sport of jumping with a parachute from a high place such as a building or a bridge

) > base jumper noun

base-less /'beislas/ adj. (formal) not supported by good reasons or facts ft #§ IKj ; jtMfttktlft H171 unfounded : The rumours were completely baseless. UP ®

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base-line /'beislain/ noun [usually sing.] 1 (sport f£) a line marking each end of the court in tennis or the edge of the area where a player can run in baseball ( Wi M J ) ) 0.^ 2 {technical a line

or measurement that is used as a starting point when comparing facts Jgftti; ® if: The figures for 2001 were

used as a baseline for the study. 2001

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base-man /'beismaen/ noun (pi. -men /-men/) (in baseball #f$) a player who defends first, second or third base ^ ft;

base-ment /'beismant/ noun a room or rooms in a building, partly or completely below the level of the ground : Kitchen goods are sold in the basement.

0 a basement flat/apartment

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.base metal noun a metal that is not a precious metal such as gold

‘base rate noun (finance M) a rate of interest, set by a central bank, that banks in Britain use when calculating the amount of interest that they charge on money they lend

M/E ) — compare prime rate bases 1 pi. of basis 2 pi. of base bash /baeJV verb, noun

mverb (informal) 1 ~ (into sb/sth) to hit sb/sth very hard ® ftr; fill: [VN] He bashed her over the head with a

hammer. 0 [V] / braked too late

and bashed into the car in front. ^ $ij Af ft B&, ]s ± T