home run

noun

1

: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run

2

: an impressive success

the president's speech was a home run

Examples of home run in a Sentence

He hit three home runs.

Recent Examples on the Web

His 28 home runs as a shortstop are the second-most in the majors, trailing only the New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor (31). —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025

Trout hit a pair of home runs, including a tie-breaking blast in the eighth inning, to lead the Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025

Kurtz hit two more home runs on Thursday, improving his total to 35 on the season. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025

The slugging, switch-hitting catcher blasted his MLB-leading 59th and 60th homers of the season on Wednesday, and now has three games remaining to try to match or surpass Aaron Judge’s AL home run record of 62. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for home run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• povidone
• trazodone
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun

Kids Definition

home run

noun

: a hit in baseball that allows the batter to go completely around the bases and score a run