knock the ball out of the park

A form of hit one out of the ballpark — To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.

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Meanings

verbknock the ball out of the park (third-person singular simple present knocks the ball out of the park, present participle knocking the ball out of the park, simple past and past participle knocked the ball out of the park)

present singular third person knocks the ball out of the park · participle present knocking the ball out of the park · participle past knocked the ball out of the park · past knocked the ball out of the park

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hit one out of the ballpark.
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APA

knock the ball out of the park. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20ball%20out%20of%20the%20park

MLA

“knock the ball out of the park.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20ball%20out%20of%20the%20park. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock the ball out of the park,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20the%20ball%20out%20of%20the%20park.

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