home run
A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one…A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.
» His home run excited the crowd.
Sein Home Run begeisterte die Menge.
Meaning
6 sensesA four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.
The first baseman hit a home run to lead off the ninth.
хоум-ра́нxoum-rán, хомя́кxomják
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
A three-base hit, a legal hit where the batter gets to third base without stopping illegally and without the opposing team attempting to put the batter out on earlier bases, scoring one run immediately.
(figuratively)The portion of a journey that ends at home.
I'm on the home run.
(figuratively)A success, especially a popular success.
The product was a home run.
(euphemistic, figuratively, slang)Sexual intercourse.
A connection from a central distribution point or circuit breaker to a destination.
Examples
38 sentencesHis home run excited the crowd.
deSein Home Run begeisterte die Menge.
Who hit the most home runs?
ruКто выбил больше всего хоум-ранов?
How many home runs did Tom hit?
How many home runs has Tom hit?
"Who hit the home run?" "Tom did."
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: home runsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a base hit on which the batter scores a run:homer
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal:bell ringerbull's eyemark