Meaning of off base | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Situated or happening outside the boundaries of a military base.
   US, not-comparable
2. Positioned somewhere between the bases, and hence vulnerable to being caught out.
   not-comparable
3. Mistaken; misguided; somewhat wrong in opinion or judgment.
   comparable, figuratively
4. Incorrect or inappropriate; not properly executed, envisioned, or understood.
   comparable, figuratively

Examples

“A Virginia lawmaker wants to improve off-base living conditions for enlisted troops with families.”

“The hippo heard us, and, like a baseball player caught off base, tried to get back to the river.”

“Near-synonyms: off-track, off target”

“But he's off-base in describing the city as having "record crime" until he took office.”

“Near-synonyms: off-track, off target, off-kilter”

“Verne had been dead for 64 years by the time of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 and was thus spared the embarrassment of knowing . . . that part of the rocket would be named “Columbia,” not his own ludicrously off-base suggestion, “Columbiad.””

“That partisan rhetoric may be heated, but it's not entirely off base.”

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