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home run
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home run
n. Baseball Abbr. HR
A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the diamond and score a run.

home run
n
(Team Sports / Baseball) Baseball a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases, usually by hitting the ball out of the playing area
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.home runhome run - a base hit on which the batter scores a run
base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
solo blast, solo homer - a home run with no runners on base
2.home run - something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run"
success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense


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33) gave up back-to-back home runs and then back-to-back doubles to the first four batters in his last start, his second consecutive defeat.
Henry Aaron never hit 50 home runs in a season, so you're going to tell me that [Bonds] is a greater hitter than Henry Aaron?
His 51 home runs broke the Braves franchise record previously shared by Hank Aaron and Eddie Matthews.
 
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