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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 batter hits a fair ball out of the playing area on a fly, when the ball cannot be played by the defending team; if a batter circuits the bases while the ball is still inside the playing field, it is an inside-the-park home run.






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"Home run" Quotes from Famous Books



... Wilson's was, to use a baseball phrase, a home run for the Democratic side. They were delivered without much preparation and were purely extemporaneous in character. The Republican opposition soon began to wince under the smashing blows delivered by the Democratic candidate, and outward proof was soon given of the fear and despair ...
— Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him • Joseph P. Tumulty



Words linked to "Home run" :   mark, figure, base hit, solo homer, success, safety, image, homer, bull's eye, solo blast, trope, figure of speech, bell ringer



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