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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
Since coming from Japan to play major league baseball, Ohtani has hit 224 home runs in seven years of major league play.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
His lifetime batting average has dipped to .299, and milestones such as 500 home runs and 3,000 hits that once seemed a cinch are now long shots or downright impossible.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Acquired from San Diego in the August 2022 trade that sent Juan Soto to the Padres, Abrams hit .268 with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs before the All-Star break but .203 with five home runs and 17 RBIs since.
—Gavin Dorsey, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2024
Prior to Ohtani, the players next closest to achieving a 50-50 season were the Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., who stole 73 bases and hit 41 home runs in 2023, and Alex Rodriguez, who hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases with the Seattle Mariners in 1998.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 21 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 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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