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home run, n. Sport.
Brit. |ˌhəʊm ˈrʌn|, U.S. |ˈhoʊm ˈrən|
[‹ home adj. + run n.1]
1. Chiefly Brit. = home-stretch n.
1851Brooklyn Daily Eagle 6 June 2/3 The noble grey, steady and true, kept her distance, and finally came in upon the home run nearly a distance in the lead. 1928Times 16 Jan. 5/7 The home run was made in pouring rain, and, though this made things uncomfortable for the solo riders, it kept them fresh. 1989Independent (Nexis) 6 Nov. 29 He seemed perfectly placed again to dominate the home run when he led at half-way in 63:44.
2. Baseball. A single hit enabling the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases to score a run, esp. one which goes out of the playing area but into fair territory. Also fig.: an unqualified success.
1856Spirit of Times 4 Oct. 86/1 An injudicious attempt..to get a home run. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 22 July 12/3 Thirteen hurlers appeared. There were ten home runs, seven two-baggers and four triples. 1965C. Bukowski Let. 17 Apr. in Screams from Balcony (1998) 146 The old typewriter finally fell apart to unrepairable stage. Like the death of an old friend, all the fire we went through, the drunks, the whores, the rejects, and the occasional home run. 1991Sports Illustr. May 48/2 Gibson got one of his home runs off Cleveland relief ace Doug Jones. 2001B. E. Hill & D. Power Inside Secrets Venture Capital xvii. 220 They realize not every investment is a home run. |