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Home run

/[hɔʊːm ɹʌn]/ noun, slang

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  1. 1
    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.

    "The first baseman hit a home run to lead off the ninth."

  2. 2
    something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal wordnet
  3. 3
    A three-base hit, a legal hit where the batter gets to third base without stopping and without the opposing team attempting to put the batter out on earlier bases, scoring one run immediately.
  4. 4
    a base hit on which the batter scores a run wordnet
  5. 5
    The portion of a journey that ends at home. figuratively

    "I'm on the home run."

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  1. 6
    A success, especially a popular success. figuratively

    "The product was a home run."

  2. 7
    Sexual intercourse. euphemistic, figuratively, slang
  3. 8
    A connection from a central distribution point or circuit breaker to a destination.

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