base

Related to base: Base camp, second base

base

mod. rude; gross. (California.) You are so, like, base!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • all your base are belong to us
  • base
  • base (one's) opinion on
  • base (up)on
  • base in
  • base instinct
  • base motive
  • base off (of) (something else)
  • base on
  • base on balls
  • base opinion on
  • base over apex
  • be off base
  • born on third base but believes (one) hit a triple
  • get to first base
  • get to first base with (someone)
  • get to first base with someone
  • get to first base, to
  • install(ed) base
  • install(ed) user base
  • off base
  • reach first base
  • reach first base with (someone or something)
  • steal a base
  • touch base
  • touch base (with someone)
  • touch base with
  • touch base with someone
  • user base
  • way off base
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Pune Warriors bought Australian captain Michael Clarke for his base price of Rs.
"Quite frankly," Souder said, "part of the reason it went political is because we can't sell it unless we show Republicans a political advantage to it, because it's not our base."
15, will be conducted at Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga.; Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; Shaw Air Force Base S.C.; Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.; Schriever Air Force Base Colo.; Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; and Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
An institution's unmet need is defined as tuition revenues minus students' Expected Family Contributions (EFCs), less any funds received under the base guarantee portion of the formula and other federal grant aid, such as Pelt funds.
Over a 2-day period during January 2002, 48 patients sought treatment at the clinic of a large military base in central Israel; their symptoms included fever, cough, and sore throat.
"Clearly, this is not the place for another military base."
"If you don't get the base correct, if you don't get the drainage correct, we can put gold leaf turf on your field and it is never going to play right.
In respect of using IAS for company tax purposes, TEI is pleased to submit the following written comments on the Consultation Document, The application of International Accounting Standards (IAS) in 2005 and the implications for the introduction of a consolidated tax base for companies' EU-wide activities issued in February 2003 ("Consultation Document").
However, subsequent computed tomography (CT) of orbit, ear, and sella demonstrated a lytic, expansile, 1.5 x 2.3-cm lesion of the left skull base and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, anterior to the foramen ovale (figure 1).
In contrast to its current assets, a company's fixed assets frequently serve as the borrowing base for a term loan credit facility, where the amount is fixed for a period of time, there is an agreed-upon payment schedule and amounts paid cannot be re-borrowed.
These base salaries may or may not incorporate merit in the calculation.
District Court acquiring all 3,500 acres for just under $143,000, and construction of the base began.
This product has been formulated with a polymeric base material which can withstand high-temperature molding conditions well over 450 [degrees] F, according to the company.
Not all businesses can thrive from a home base. You must determine if the one you've chosen will fit comfortably into your residence and community.