touch base

Canada US broadly colloquial usually with "with"

(baseball) To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.

Japanese Meaning

野球において、足または手で塁（ベース）に触れる行為

After hitting a sharp grounder, he sprinted to first and managed to touch base before the throw arrived.

鋭いゴロを打った後、彼は全力で一塁へ走り、送球が届く前に塁を踏むことができた。

Sense（1）

(baseball) To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.

Sense（2）

Touch base with your boss before you start work to make sure you understand the project.

touches base

（ present singular third-person ）

touching base

（ participle present ）

touched base

（ participle past ）

touched base

（ past ）