third

adjective

1
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
he is playing third
2
the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
he was cut down on a close play at third
3
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
you shouldn't try to start in third gear
4
the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
a simple harmony written in major thirds
5
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
6
following the second position in an ordering or series
a distant third
he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment

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