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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In baseball , a home run (abbreviated HR , also "homer", "dinger", "bomb", "blast", or "four-bagger") is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1856, from home (n.) + run (n.).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A home run by Mark McLemore in the fifth was the only dent Texas was able to lay on him. ▪ In one of the awful sports cliches politicians love so much, he had to hit a home run . ▪ In three-plus seasons, Piazza has averaged one ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a base hit on which the batter scores a run [syn: homer ] 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" [syn: bell ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Home run \Home" run`\, n. (Baseball) a complete circuit of the bases made by the batter without being put out and without an error on the play; also, the hit on which the batter makes such a circuit; a four-base hit. Note: Most home runs are made when the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (senseid en (baseball) four-base hit)(context baseball English) A four-base hit, a homer 2 (context idiomatic English) The portion of a journey that ends at home 3 (context idiomatic English) A success; especially, a popular success. 4 (context idiomatic ...