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Activity of jumping from fixed objects using a parachute
BASE jumping (/beɪs/) is the activity of jumping from fixed objects, using a parachute to descend to the ground. BASE is an acronym that stands for four
BASE_jumping
American climber and BASE jumper (1972–2015)
of BASE jumping deaths in U.S. national parks in 2015 to five. Between the years of 2014 and 2019, there were three deaths attributed to BASE jumping in
Dean_Potter
Base jumping with skis
Ski-BASE jumping is the recreational sport of skiing at a high speed off of a cliff or mountain and free-falling through the air, using a parachute to
Ski-BASE_jumping
Nunavut base jumping accident". CBC News. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2016. Casimiro, Steve (26 March 2016). "Skier Shane McConkey killed BASE-jumping in
List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying
List_of_fatalities_due_to_wingsuit_flying
Annual festival in West Virginia, US
allowed to BASE jump off the bridge into the New River Gorge 876 feet (267 meters) below, one of the few exceptions to a general ban on BASE jumping within
Bridge_Day
North-facing rock face in Norway
The wall has been a destination for climbers and BASE jumpers. Carl Boenish, the "father" of BASE jumping, was killed on the Troll Wall in 1984 shortly after
Troll_Wall
Jumping while connected to an elastic cord
Bungee jumping (/ˈbʌndʒi/), also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic
Bungee_jumping
Suicide method
[citation needed] Jumping makes up 20% of suicides in New York City due to the prevalence of publicly accessible skyscrapers. In Hong Kong, jumping (from any
Suicide by jumping from height
Suicide_by_jumping_from_height
Variant of skydiving
compared to skydiving from an airplane, BASE jumping involves jumping from a "fixed object" such as a cliff. BASE jumping in its modern form has existed since
Wingsuit_flying
Plunging from a height for recreation
feet-first entry). Cliff jumping with the use of a parachute would typically be classified as a form of BASE jumping. Cliff jumping has inherent dangers due
Cliff_jumping
American daredevil
influence the mass practice of BASE jumping as a sport, together with fellow skydiver Brian Schubert. Pelkey and Schubert's first jump was made on July 24, 1966
Michael_Pelkey
American rock climber (born 1973)
Davis is also a blogger who writes about her interests in climbing, BASE jumping, yoga and veganism. Davis was born in Illinois and grew up in New Jersey
Steph_Davis
Australian skydiver
won the world title in BASE jumping. He served as president of the Australian BASE Association (ABA). He was among the first BASE jumpers to introduce acrobatic
Dwain_Weston
American rock climber (1970–2023)
climbing routes on El Capitan in Yosemite. His other interests included BASE jumping and wingsuiting. McNeely was also a slackliner and pioneered many highlines
Ammon_McNeely
Action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute
not consider Base jumping to be a skydiving discipline so the USPA’s accident & incident statistics do not include BASE jumps. Base jumping is a separate
Parachuting
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
building has been used by several experienced BASE jumpers for authorised and unauthorised BASE jumping: In May 2008, Hervé Le Gallou and David McDonnell
Burj_Khalifa
Tallest single drop waterfall in the world, Venezuela
The first person to BASE jump from Angel Falls was Max Botto of Venezuela in November 1983. The first person to complete a base jump from Angel Falls was
Angel_Falls
Village and municipality in Switzerland
being the mecca of wingsuit base jumping. The Lauterbrunnen Valley is renowned as a prime location for wingsuit BASE jumping, attracting enthusiasts from
Lauterbrunnen
Boulder in Norway
above a 984-metre (3,228 ft) deep abyss. It is also a popular site for BASE jumping. The boulder is just southwest of the village of Lysebotn, just south
Kjeragbolten
Vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California, US
existence of BASE jumping to criminally prosecute modern day BASE jumpers. Michael Pelkey and Brian Schubert made the first BASE jump from El Capitan on
El_Capitan
Extreme sport
Rope jumping, is the extreme sport of jumping off a high cliff while tied to a long climbing rope which is itself statically tied to a highline-anchor
Rope_jumping
Class of sport
Winging Air racing BASE jumping BMX Bobsleigh Bodyboarding Cliff jumping Canyoning Cave diving Extreme pogo Extreme skiing FreeBASEing Freeride biking Freerunning
Extreme_sport
Mountain in Rogaland, Norway
Kjerag has become a popular BASE jumping destination. Since 1994, when Stein Edvartsen made the first officially registered jump, until 2016, a total number
Kjerag
Professional skydiver and BASE jumper
leading to his interest in BASE Jumping, which ended up leading to his mental health recovery. "When I started BASE Jumping, all of a sudden I started
Jeb_Corliss
Skyscraper in London, England
attempt. The highest jump was said to have been from a height of 260 metres (850 ft). In March 2016 another person BASE jumped from The Shard. On 3 September
The_Shard
Bridge over the Snake River in Idaho, USA
is a popular BASE jumping site known all over the world; it may be the only man-made structure in the United States where BASE jumping is allowed year-round
Perrine_Bridge
Form of climbing without protection
include Chris Sharma. FreeBASEing, is a subtype of free solo climbing performed on long multi-pitch big wall routes with a BASE jumping parachute as the sole
Free_solo_climbing
Swiss skydiver (1971–2009)
expert paragliding, skydiving and BASE jumping and Wingsuit flying, and was considered an idol of the Swiss BASE jumping scene. Ueli Gegenschatz was born
Ueli_Gegenschatz
Competitive activities banned by law
cases, BASE jumpers illegally access the high points from which they jump. Two BASE jumpers were arrested in St. Petersburg, Russia after jumping off of
Illegal_sports
Professional skier and BASE jumper
McConkey was known for combining BASE jumping with skiing (i.e. ski-BASE jumping), as seen in such feats as skiing into a BASE jump off the Eiger. McConkey went
Shane_McConkey
Sea stack in Orkney, Scotland
and Tim Emmett made the first BASE jump from the stack on 14 May 2008. Hutchinson-Brown died 11 days later during a jump in Switzerland. On 27 July 2019
Old_Man_of_Hoy
Flying hybrid sports
However, parachuting or skydiving is done from a plane or fixed object (BASE jumping), and the wing is designed to arrest the free fall. Newer designs of
Speed_flying_and_speed_riding
Russian BASE jumper
a Russian BASE jumper, who became known for jumping from the world's highest summits. He currently holds the record for highest BASE jump in the world
Valery_Rozov
Austrian skydiver and extreme sportsman (1969–2025)
2025) was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on
Felix_Baumgartner
Highway bridge on the Big Sur Coast of California
identifies man in Big Sur BASE jumping tragedy". Monterey Herald. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2020. "Jester BASE Arrest". YouTube. Archived
Bixby_Bridge
Activity involving ascending mountains
Robert (8 January 2019). "Self-Transcendence in Mountaineering and BASE Jumping". Frontiers in Psychology. 9 2686. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02686. ISSN 1664-1078
Mountaineering
American BASE jumper (1941–1984)
BAY-nish; April 3, 1941 – July 7, 1984), considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was an American freefall cinematographer, who in 1978 filmed the first
Carl_Boenish
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Jump, jump, or jumping in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump most commonly refers to jumping, a form of movement in which an organism propels
Jump
Sport
forward, surfing sideways, and jumping turns, or "180s". Some of the advanced tricks are: jumps, tree plants, jumping from line-to-line, 360s, butt bounces
Slacklining
Australian BASE jumper (1969–2004)
He was always active in BASE jumping. On 5 October 2004 during Chinese National Day Holiday, a multi-national group of BASE jumpers who were invited
Roland_"Slim"_Simpson
American racing driver and stunt performer (born 1983)
Hospitalized After Base Jumping Accident During Gymkhana Filming". The Drive. Retrieved December 23, 2024. "'I'm really sorry to the base jump community' says
Travis_Pastrana
Mountain in India
20 October 2011. Blog by one of the BASE Jump climbing team "Meru Peak - unclimbed mountains and base jumping - BaseClimb 3 - iTourist Blog". Archived from
Meru_Peak
American rock climber (1975–2014)
ascents in Antarctica, Baffin Island, and Patagonia. Leary died during a BASE jump in Zion National Park in 2014. Filmmaker Nick Rosen called him a "great
Sean_Leary_(climber)
Village in Sunndal Municipality, Norway
(5,600 ft). Some of these mountains around Sunndalsøra are used for BASE jumping. The 3.61-square-kilometre (890-acre) village has a population (2024)
Sunndalsøra
Radio and television tower in Moscow
uncertain whether Nikolai Nikitin was acquainted with these sketches, but the base of the structure bears a striking resemblance to the Ostankino TV tower.
Ostankino_Tower
Cycle sport
sprinter Chris Hoy also began as a BMX rider. BMX bike BMX racing Dirt jumping Freestyle BMX Glossary of cycling List of BMX bicycle manufacturers Pump
BMX
Topics referred to by the same term
by a runner Base, a position in some cheerleading stunts BASE jumping, parachuting or wingsuit flying from a fixed structure or cliff Base, a variant name
Base
2026 Spanish film
were pioneers in BASE jumping in Spain. Chana, Bultó, and Barrio all died while jumping, and Carlos Suárez returned to BASE jumping in order to pay an homage
To_the_Max_(film)
2014 American film
and interviews with friends, family, and other BASE jumping colleagues. Footage from Boenish's 1978 jump off of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and
Sunshine_Superman_(film)
Type of stilts
Jumping stilts, bounce stilts or spring stilts are special stilts that allow the user to run, jump and perform various acrobatics. Spring stilts using
Jumping_stilts
Sports that take place in the mountains
Ferrata climbing Jumping-based: BASE jumping, hang gliding, and wingsuit flying Skiing-based: Backcountry skiing, freeriding, ski-BASE jumping, ski touring
Mountain_sport
Type of parachute
parachute. Pilot chutes are a critical component of all modern skydiving and BASE jumping gear. Pilot chutes are also used as a component of spacecraft such as
Pilot_chute
2009 video game
was inspired by BASE jumping in a wingsuit. The first version of AaAaAA!!! was a prototype that was based on people who were base jumping off the side of
AaAaAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
AaAaAA!!!_–_A_Reckless_Disregard_for_Gravity
2024 American film
stories, Fly is an unforgettable documentary about the dangerous sport of BASE jumping. The documentary shows in unflinching ways how the sport can be as fulfilling
Fly_(2024_film)
Welsh mountaineer
in the Guinness Book of Records. Having jumped from balloons as a skydiver, Jones started BASE jumping (jumping from a fixed object - natural or man-made)
Eric_Jones_(climber)
Ironing in unconventional locations
extreme form of extreme ironing has been developed that includes bungee jumping. Bungee ironing is what some would call the ultimate in the thrill of extreme
Extreme_ironing
American adventurer
ktnv.com/story/13210001/four-las-vegas-men-stranded-in-desert-after-base-jumping-into-canyon?redirected=true [dead link] "Johnny Strange - Famed Adventurer
Johnny_Strange_(adventurer)
Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
parachutists have leaped from the tower since its opening, in a sport known as BASE jumping. This activity is legal only with prior authorization. Four of them were
Space_Needle
Australian skydiver (born 1976)
than 4,300 BASE jumps in 42 countries.[better source needed] BASE jumping accomplishments 2013 World record for most BASE jumpers jumping indoors 2013
Chris_McDougall
Action sport collective led by Travis Pastrana
featuring his friends and him traveling around the world riding dirtbikes, BASE jumping, and performing stunts. Co-founded in 2003 by Pastrana, Nitro Circus
Nitro_Circus
American professional skydiver (born 1976)
the insane, morbid history of urban BASE-jumping," Washington Post, March 25, 2014. Jason Blevins, "Red Bull BASE jumpers leap from the roof of Four Seasons
Jeff_Provenzano
Bridge in West Virginia, U.S.
festival includes demonstrations of rappelling, ascending, and BASE jumping. Bungee jumping, however, has been banned during Bridge Day since 1993. The bridge
New_River_Gorge_Bridge
Athletic training discipline
arts, parkour includes flipping, running, climbing, swinging, vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, rolling, and whatever is suitable for a given situation.
Parkour
Transportation system
(2,799 ft) of cable. The Letalnica bratov Gorišek zip-line, on the ski jumping hill in Planica, Slovenia (opened 19 September 2015) is 566 metres (1,857 ft)
Zip_line
English actor and stuntman (1948–2000)
Prince of Thieves, Braveheart, Titanic and Elizabeth. He died after a BASE jumping accident on 10 June 2000, in Lysefjord, Norway, aged 52, after attempting
Terry_Forrestal
distance away from any hazards (similar to BASE jumping in this respect). One of her dreams is to BASE jump off the Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made
Roberta_Mancino
American skydiver (born 1943)
expedition to Venezuela in November 1983 to BASE jump from the 979 metres (3,212 ft) high Angel Falls. The jump was filmed for a documentary by Mark III
Jerry_Bird_(skydiver)
Spanish television presenter
killed in base jumping wingsuit crash". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2020. "Muere el cocinero Darío Barrio mientras hacía salto Base en Jaén"
Darío_Barrio
Australian physician and BASE jumper
a new World Record for high altitude BASE jumping (6604 M highest exit point) and the highest Wingsuit BASE jump (exit point) from Mt. Meru (6672M) in
Glenn_Singleman
American stunt man (born 1942)
1942) is an American climber and former stuntman, most famous for his BASE jumping using skis and a Union Jack parachute from Mount Asgard in Canada for
Rick_Sylvester
Water sport involving diving from relatively great heights
suitable places to jump was an issue, and people started jumping from any high place – in Europe and the United States they started jumping from bridges, then
High_diving
Mountain range in the Italian Alps
skiing in the winter months and mountain climbing, hiking, cycling and BASE jumping, as well as paragliding and hang gliding in summer and late spring/early
Dolomites
Extreme sports athlete and stunt coordinator
Retrieved March 10, 2023. "BASE jump Today with BASE Jump Moab". BASE Jump Moab. Retrieved March 11, 2026. "Profile BASE Jumper: Andy Lewis - Visit Southern
Andy_Lewis_(performer)
Action sport on skateboards
back wheels (a "pivot"), high jumping over a bar and landing on the board again, also known as a "hippie jump", long jumping from one board to another, (often
Skateboarding
Competitive sport
popularized by Jackson Fitzgerald at the 1908 National Championship Ski Jumping Tournament in Duluth, Minnesota, in the 1930s by Olle Rimfors, and again
Freestyle_skiing
Tourism for dangerous or high-risk experiences
tourism Caving, Speleology Exploration Paragliding, Bungee jumping, Skydiving, Base jumping Storm chasing Urban exploration Via ferrata War tourism "Extreme
Extreme_tourism
Scenic viewpoint in Yosemite National Park, California, US
Yosemite Valley On May 16, 2015 Dean Potter and Graham Hunt died while BASE jumping from Taft Point. They were attempting a proximity wingsuit flight through
Taft_Point
French parachutist (born 1978)
He was among the first ever practitioners of the sport of wingsuit BASE jumping. He was also among a group reported in 2007 to be developing and testing
Loïc_Jean-Albert
Topics referred to by the same term
means of committing suicide by jumping from height This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jumping off a building. If an internal
Jumping_off_a_building
Bridge in Jishou
base jumping festival". Telegraph. 2012-09-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2013-06-04. "2012 Aizhai Bridge International BASE
Aizhai_Bridge
British rock climber and mountaineer
climbing partner Sean Leary's wingsuit death in 2014, Houlding stopped BASE jumping. Houlding returned to summit Mount Asgard in 2023, establishing a new
Leo_Houlding
Off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits
vehicles. Freestyle motocross (FMX) events where riders are judged on their jumping and aerial acrobatic skills have gained popularity, as has supermoto, where
Motocross
Act of climbing buildings
media related to Urban climbing. Rooftopping Roof and tunnel hacking BASE jumping Urban exploration Night climbing Parkour The Night Climbers of Oxford
Buildering
Boardsport
seasonal. The sandboard base is much harder than a snowboard, and is built mostly out of formica or laminex with special base materials now being made
Sandboarding
Cove/beach on Zakynthos, Greece
Retrieved 2 August 2021. Epp, Linda. "Navagio Beach History, Shipwreck and BASE Jumping". Xplorables.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2015. Retrieved
Navagio_Beach
Bicycle sport
descents and high-incline climbs. In the case of freeride, downhill, and dirt jumping, aerial maneuvers are performed off both natural features and specially
Mountain_biking
Norwegian skydiver
professional skydiver and BASE jumper. In Norway, Sommer started BASE jumping in 2008. He uploaded his first video to YouTube called Wingsuit Base in Romsdalen, Norway
Jokke_Sommer
Topics referred to by the same term
Jumping off a bridge may refer to: BASE jumping, a recreational sport which uses parachutes for safe landing A means of committing suicide by jumping
Jumping_off_a_bridge
American stunt performer and skyscraper climber
arrest. On February 21, 2016, Casquejo was charged with misdemeanor BASE jumping and trespassing for climbing above the roof at 70 Pine Street, an 850-foot
Justin_Casquejo
Village in Sandnes Municipality, Norway
annually, and it is an access point for the Kjerag mountain, a popular Base Jumping spot. There are cruises and an express boat to Lysebotn from Skagenkaien
Lysebotn
Interlinked supertall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
April 1999, Felix Baumgartner set the world record for BASE jumping (since broken) by jumping off a window cleaning crane on the Petronas Towers. Thousands
Petronas_Towers
1986 Hong Kong film by Jackie Chan and Eric Tsang
film. For the shot of him jumping off the cliff, the crew rigged him up to a wire as he had no experience of BASE jumping. Cynthia Rothrock was originally
Armour_of_God_(film)
malfunction. In BASE jumping a rapid canopy deployment is desirable. The slider may be constructed of mesh, packed so that the slider is at the base of the lines
Slider_(parachuting)
Observation tower, Hotel in Rotterdam, Netherlands
2009 and 2019, the tower hosted an extreme sports event which featured BASE jumping. List of towers Floriade 1960 "Euromast". CVU Skyscraper Center. "Emporis
Euromast
Mathematical proof technique
Vieta jumping, all of which involve the common theme of infinite descent by finding new solutions to an equation using Vieta's formulas. Vieta jumping is
Vieta_jumping
Snow sport involving a single board
from the Soviet Union, patented design changes to the Snurfer to allow jumping by attaching a bungee cord, a single footed binding to the Snurfer tail
Snowboarding
glider Human-powered aircraft Kiteboarding Model aircraft Parachuting BASE jumping Canopy piloting Skysurfing Wingsuit flying Airplane wingsuit formation
List_of_sports
Unit of risk – one-in-a-million chance of death
Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Knutson, Vibeke (May 2007). "How Dangerous is BASE Jumping? An Analysis of Adverse Events in 20,850 Jumps From the Kjerag Massif
Micromort
Granite spires in mountains in Pakistan
starting elevation for a BASE jump on record. On 10 August 2013, Andrey Lebedev and Vladimir Murzaev performed a base jump from the same location as
Trango_Towers
Pit cave in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
floor, hence the pit is also popular with extreme sports enthusiasts for BASE jumping. Cenote, the term for similar caves found in the Yucatan Peninsula of
Cave_of_Swallows
BASE JUMPING
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Boy/Male
Muslim
Smiling
Male
English
Short form of English Basil, BAS means "king" or "basil (the herb)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French bas(se) ‘low’, ‘short’ (Latin bassus ‘thickset’; see Basso), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.English : in some instances, from Middle English bace ‘bass’ (the fish), hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.Scottish : habitational name from a place in Aberdeenshire, of uncertain origin.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or player of bass viols, from Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish bas ‘bass viol’.German : see Basse.
Female
Egyptian
, Child of Bast.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Bad(d)a, which is of uncertain origin, perhaps a short form of the various compound names with the first element beadu ‘battle’.North German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name composed with badu ‘strife’, ‘battle’.North German : occupational name from Middle Low German bade ‘messenger’.
Male
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name BANE means "long-awaited child."
Boy/Male
Indian
Base
Female
English
English pet form of Greek Barbara, BABE means "foreign; strange." Compare with masculine Babe.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : variant of Bayes.
Surname or Lastname
French and Swiss (French part)
French and Swiss (French part) : metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Old French bise ‘large round loaf’.English and Scottish : perhaps a variant of Biss. Compare Beese, Bice, Buys, Buys.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Base
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperous, Dweller
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant spelling of Bay.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a swift runner or a timorous person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German hase ‘hare’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Hase ‘hare’.English : from a Middle English nickname, Hase, from Old English hÄs ‘harsh, raucous, or hoarse voice’.Japanese : usually written with characters meaning ‘long valley’; habitational name from a place in Yamato (now Nara prefecture). Listed in the Shinsen shÅjiroku. Some bearers are descended from the Taira clan; they are found mainly in eastern Japan. Also pronounced Nagaya and Nagatani; the original pronunciation was Hatsuse, meaning ‘beginning of the strait’.
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant form of Hindi Vasu, BASU means "dweller."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French cas(s)e ‘case’, ‘container’ (from Latin capsa), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of boxes or chests.Americanized spelling of French Caisse.Americanized spelling of Kaas.Americanized spelling of German Käse, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese. Compare Kaeser.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the Middle English personal name Bat(t)e, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Eye-sight, Wisdom, Sight
Female
Yiddish
(בַ×ש×ֶע) Variant spelling of Yiddish Basha, BASHE means "daughter of God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bach 3.Americanized spelling of German or Jewish Basch.Americanized spelling of Slovenian Baš (see Bas 3).
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Kottari | கோதà¯à®¤à®¾à®°à¯€
Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Biblical
Praising, conferring.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Fertile and Fragrant Earth
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
An Indian Dance Form
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Finnish, French, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indian, Jain, Sanskrit, Swedish
Sun; Light; Torch; Moon Elope; Glowing; Moon; Continuous Rain; Term of Address for Female Friend
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
British, English
Herald Wolf
Boy/Male
Muslim
Succor, Help, Aid, Successor
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Warrior
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a.
Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base bullion.
imp. & p. p.
of Base
n.
To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.
n.
The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that on which something rests for support; the foundation; as, the base of a statue.
pl.
of Bass
n., a., & v.
See Base.
a.
Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations.
n.
Same as Prison base.
a.
Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as, broad-based.
n.
A rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison base, or bars.
a.
Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin.
a.
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
n.
The number from which a mathematical table is constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
n.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
a.
Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a base tenant.
n.
A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.) (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
n.
A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.
a.
To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.