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home run

[hohm ruhn]

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noun

Also called homer.��Baseball.��a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases. h.r., hr, HR
a complete or unqualified success.
trying to hit a home run at the box office.

home run

noun

baseball a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases, usually by hitting the ball out of the playing area

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Word History and Origins

Origin of home run¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1855–60

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Idioms and Phrases

A highly successful achievement; also, doubling one's profits. For example, We scored a home run with that drug stock, buying it at 15 and selling at 30. This expression originated in the mid-1800s in baseball, where it refers to a pitched ball batted so far that the batter can round all three bases and reach home plate, scoring a run. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.

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Edman hit a solo home run — his 10th — in the second.

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She led the Division 1 champions in hitting with a .435 average, including eight home runs.

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Outfielder, Anthony Murphy, Corona, Jr.: He led Corona in hitting with a .415 average, including 49 hits and 11 home runs, and 35 RBIs.

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He gave up four runs — including three home runs — leaving fastballs over the plate to Pete Alonso and Starling Marte in the first and third innings.

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Zach Neto led off the inning by launching a 440-foot home run — the longest of his career — and flipping his bat so dramatically that Major League Baseball celebrated on social media.

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