hit a home run

verb

To hit a ball during an at-bat that results in all runners on base and the hitter scoring runs; the best result of an at-bat.

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Meanings

verbhit a home run (third-person singular simple present hits a home run, present participle hitting a home run, simple past and past participle hit a home run)

present singular third person hits a home run · participle present hitting a home run

  1. ball gamesTo hit a ball during an at-bat that results in all runners on base and the hitter scoring runs; the best result of an at-bat.

    He was the first pinch hitter to hit a home run on the first pitch of his career.

    2016, Jonathan Fraser Light, The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, 2d ed., McFarland, →ISBN, page 437
  2. broadlyfigurativelyinformalTo achieve the best possible result.

    I wanted to get up to the plate and take the chance of hitting a home run. Even if I didn't hit a home run, I would be working with the man I respected and loved more than any businessman I had ever known.

    2010, Steven K. Scott, Mentored by a Millionaire: Master Strategies of Super Achievers, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN
  3. euphemisticfigurativelyslangTo engage in sexual intercourse.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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