home run

home run {n.}

A hit in baseball that allows the batter to run around all the bases and score a run.

Frank hit a home run over the left field wall in the second inning.

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[home] See: [AT HOME], [BRING HOME], [BRING HOME THE BACON], [CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST], [CLOSE TO HOME], [CONVALESCENT HOME] or [NURSING HOME] or [REST HOME], [KEEP THE HOME FIRES […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[home plate] {n.} The base in baseball where the batter stands and that a runner must touch to score. * /The runner slid across home plate ahead of the tag […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[left field] {n.} 1. The part of a baseball out-field to the batter's left. * /Right-handed batters usually hit to left field./ Compare: [CENTER FIELD], [RIGHT FIELD]. 2. See: [OUT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[right field] {n.} The part of a baseball outfield to the batter's right. * /Left-handed batters usually hit to right field./ Compare: [CENTER FIELD], [LEFT FIELD]. - [right fielder] {n.} […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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