off base
The term "off base" has diverse meanings, ranging from sports to military contexts, and is also used figuratively in everyday language.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, figurative)Wrong or mistaken in one's judgment or assumption.
Example
- His prediction about the weather was completely off base.
B2Sports
(technical, baseball)Not touching a base, making a player vulnerable to being put out.
Example
- The runner was caught off base and tagged out by the pitcher.
B2Military
(technical)Located outside the boundaries of a military base.
Example
- The soldiers were given off-base housing near the city.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "off base":
off targeton baseoff the markway offwide of the markoff balanceout of lineon targeton pointoff keelout of boundsoff sideout of touchon the wrong footoff the reservationout of whackoff one's gameout of stepoff guardbase courton the back footoff one's boxdead onmiss the markbeside the point