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home run

home run
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohm ruhn]
    • /hoʊm rʌn/
    • /həʊm rʌn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohm ruhn]
    • /hoʊm rʌn/

Definitions of home run words

  • noun home run 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. 1
  • noun home run a complete or unqualified success: trying to hit a home run at the box office. 1
  • noun home run baseball: run scored by batter on single hit 1
  • countable noun home run In baseball, a home run is a hit that allows the batter to run around all four bases and score a run. 0
  • noun home run a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases, usually by hitting the ball out of the playing area 0
  • noun home run a safe hit that allows the batter to touch all bases and score a run 0

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Origin of home run

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Home run

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

home run popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

home run usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for home run

noun home run

  • center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
  • target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
  • butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
  • omphalos — the navel; umbilicus.
  • dead center — the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line

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