| 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
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| Noun | 1. |  home run - a base hit on which the batter scores a runbase 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" |
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