Home › Words › B › baserunningbaserunningbaserunning means the act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so.EtymologyFrom base + running.nounThe act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing soe.g.“Zimmer's comment on Martinez's baserunning was that he was "timid" and wouldn't run on the green light.” — 1988 July 22, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baserunner 74% match — A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base. vs baserunning →basestealer 63% match — A player who steals a base. vs baserunning →basepath 61% match — The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance. vs baserunning →baseballing 61% match — Playing baseball. vs baserunning →baseman 60% match — A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman. vs baserunning →baseperson 60% match — A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base. vs baserunning →bazball 58% match — An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket. vs baserunning →baseballese 58% match — The jargon associated with the sport of baseball. vs baserunning →