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.
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He’s averaged 34 home runs per season over the past four years while playing in 156 or more games each season. Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025 Moving Devers to first base would displace Triston Casas, a former first-round pick who hit 24 home runs two seasons ago and just turned 25. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025 Gallo hit 41 home runs in 2017 and 40 the following season. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 The Giants are still searching for their first player to hit at least 30 home runs in a single season since Barry Bonds did so in 2004, and Adames and Ramos are among the candidates to break the streak. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for home run

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of home run was in 1856

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“Home run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20run. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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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