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

Cold streaks are inevitable for long-shot bets, such as home run props. — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Jake Bauers hit a home run and left-hander Robert Gasser gave up one run over five innings, while right-hander Chad Patrick (6-4) went two scoreless innings to pick up the win. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

In his early days, Skubal was extremely prone to surrendering home runs. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up just four hits over eight innings, but two of those hits were home runs by Ceddanne Rafaela in the Dodgers’ 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for home run

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun

Kids Definition

home run

noun

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