home run

American  

[hohm ruhn] / ˈhoʊm ˈrʌn /

noun

• home runs
  plural

1. Also called homer. Baseball. a hit that enables a batter, without the aid of a fielding error, to score a run by making a nonstop circuit of the bases. h.r., hr, HR

2. a complete or unqualified success.

   trying to hit a home run at the box office.

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home run British  

noun

1. baseball a hit that enables the batter to run round all four bases, usually by hitting the ball out of the playing area

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home run Idioms  

1. A highly successful achievement; also, doubling one's profits. For example, We scored a home run with that drug stock, buying it at 15 and selling at 30. This expression originated in the mid-1800s in baseball, where it refers to a pitched ball batted so far that the batter can round all three bases and reach home plate, scoring a run. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• home runs
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of home run

An Americanism first recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

home run

The company hit another home run, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After Chourio’s leadoff home run, Snell retired 18 of the next 20 batters he faced, including 14 in a row, to get through six innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

He has not hit a home run since Aug. 18, a span of 107 at-bats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

When he retired in 1996 he was 19th on the all-time home run list; today he’s 36th.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Emma grabbed Finn by the shoulders and started jumping up and down, like kids on the playground whose team had just scored a goal or a touchdown or a home run.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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