1.one of three equal parts of a divisible whole;
it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement
2.the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base;
he is playing third
3.following the second position in an ordering or series;
a distant third
4.the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it;
a simple harmony written in major thirds
5.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
6.the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball;
he was cut down on a close play at third
7.coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
8.being one of three equal parts;
a third share of the money
9.in the third place;
third we must consider unemployment