- home run
-
noun
Date: 1856
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>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
home run
Look at other dictionaries:
Home Run — ist ein Begriff aus dem Baseball. Man spricht von einem Home Run, wenn es einem Batter (Schlagmann) gelingt, infolge eines eigenen Schlages alle vier Bases abzulaufen und mit Erreichen der Home Plate einen Run zu erzielen, also einen Punkt zu… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Home run — Run Run, n. 1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick run; to go on the run. [1913 Webster] 2. A small stream; a brook; a creek. [1913 Webster] 3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain operation, or during a certain … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Home-Run — Home|run, Home Run [ hoʊmrʌn], der; [s], s [engl. home run, eigtl. = Heim , Mallauf] (Baseball): Treffer, der es dem Schläger ermöglicht, nach Berühren des ersten, zweiten u. dritten Base das Schlagmal wieder zu erreichen. * * * Home|run, (auch:) … Universal-Lexikon
Home run — n. (Baseball) a complete circuit of the bases made by the batter without being put out and without an error on the play; also, the hit on which the batter makes such a circuit; a four base hit. Note: Most home runs are made when the batter hits … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
home run — 1856, from HOME (Cf. home) + RUN (Cf. run) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
home run — n a long hit in ↑baseball which allows the player who hits the ball to run around all the ↑bases and get a point ▪ I didn t think I could hit a home run … Dictionary of contemporary English
home run — home′ run′ n. spo a hit in baseball allowing the batter to circle the bases and score a run • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
home run — ☆ home run n. Baseball a safe hit that allows the batter to touch all bases and score a run … English World dictionary
home run — noun count a point in baseball that is scored when a player hits the ball then runs around all the four BASES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
home run — → jonrón … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
home run — (izg. hȏum rȁn) m DEFINICIJA sport u bejzbolu bod osvojen pretrčavanjem svih četiriju baza bez prekida ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
