home run
Appearance
See also: homerun
English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]- (baseball) 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.
- (figurative) The portion of a journey that ends at home.
- I'm on the home run.
- (figurative) A success, especially a popular success.
- The product was a home run.
- (colloquial) Sexual intercourse.
- (electrical engineering) A connection from a central distribution point or circuit breaker to a destination.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Spanish: jonrón
Translations
[edit](baseball) four-base hit
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