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home run
noun
1
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run
2
: an impressive success
the president's speech was a home run
Examples of home run in a Sentence
He hit three home runs.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kennis Marx led off the inning with a long home run over the scoreboard in left.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
Tony Gwynn, Randy Jones, the Steve Garvey home run, they’re all baked into the baseball motor of the bombers from the Big Apple.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
And trying to hit home runs usually leads to lots of fly-ball outs.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Ramos, 24, is making hard contact consistently and batting .293, adding his first home run of the season Sunday.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
home run
noun
: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to go completely around the bases and score a run
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