home run en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [hɔʊːm ɹʌn] (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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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.
The first baseman hit a home run to lead off the ninth.
- 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.
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(figuratively) The portion of a journey that ends at home.
I'm on the home run.
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(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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| home runs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| homerun | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Little League home run · Chinese home run · hit a home run
Descendants
홈런 · хоум-ра́н · ホームラン · jonrón
Relateds
smash hit · grand slam · double · single · triple · home stretch
Synonyms
Translations (29)
fi kunnari ((baseball) four-base hit) · es home run ((baseball) four-base hit) · tl lubig ((baseball) four-base hit) · fi pano (sexual intercourse) · hu hazafutás ((baseball) four-base hit) · bg секс (sexual intercourse) · cmn 全壘打 /全垒打 ((baseball) four-base hit) · ko 본루타 ((baseball) four-base hit) · fr circuit ((baseball) four-base hit) · es cuadrangular ((baseball) four-base hit) · pt home run ((baseball) four-base hit) · ko 홈런 ((baseball) four-base hit) · es vuelacercas ((baseball) four-base hit) · es vuelacerca ((baseball) four-base hit) · eo hejmkuro ((baseball) four-base hit) · ja ホームラン ((baseball) four-base hit) · fi menestys (success) · ca quadrangular ((baseball) four-base hit) · ja 本塁打 ((baseball) four-base hit) · bg хит (success) · ru хомя́к ((baseball) four-base hit) · it fuoricampo ((baseball) four-base hit) · bg хоумрън ((baseball) four-base hit) · es toletazo ((baseball) four-base hit) · fr coup de circuit ((baseball) four-base hit) · ru хоум-ра́н ((baseball) four-base hit) · fi kotimatka (portion of a journey that ends at home) · es tablazo ((baseball) four-base hit) · es jonrón ((baseball) four-base hit)