home run
noun[C]
uk/ˌhəʊm ˈrʌn/us/ˌhoʊm ˈrʌn/home runnoun[C](BASEBALL)
(USinformalhomer)
apointscoredinbaseballwhen youhittheball, usually out of theplayingfield, and areabletorunaround all thebasesat onetimeto thestartingbase:
Sheopenedthegamewith ahomerun
- He hadsteppedup tobat40timeswithout ahomerun.
- Hebecamethe thirdmemberof theteamtohitahomerunin his firstmajorleaguegame.
Baseball & rounders
- at batidiom
- ballgame
- ballplayer
- base hit
- bases
- doctor
- fish
- flare
- fly
- foul
- frame
- peg
- pitcher
- second base
- shag
- shortstop
- slugger
- sock
- stickball
- strike
home runnoun[C](SUCCESS)
acompleteandimpressivesuccessin anactivity:
Ithinkhehitahomerunwith hislatestarticle; he made hispointverypersuasively.
By everymetricthat youmeasureourdepartmenton, we get ahomerun.
- Here are somesuggestionsforlast-minutegiftsthat willensureahomerunwithyourValentine.
- None of thesetechnologiesis ahomerunindividually, but if they could be used together they would have ahugeimpact.
- Ithinkthat 85%accuracyis good, but it's not ahomerun.
Success and achievements
- a feather inyourcapidiom
- a roaring successidiom
- accomplishment
- achievement
- achievement test
- ascension
- ascent
- belt
- boom
- every dog has its dayidiom
- feat
- fruition
- havesomethingunderyourbeltidiom
- laugh
- prospect
- quantum leap
- secret sauce
- sellout
- stratosphere
- tear