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hit a home run

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.

Verb

hit 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)

  1. 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.
    • 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. (broadly, figuratively, informal) To 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. (euphemistic, figuratively, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Forms of hit a home run

third-person singular presenthits a home run
present participlehitting a home run
past participlehit a home run
pasthit a home run

Questions about hit a home run

What does hit a home run mean?
Hit a home run means 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.
What part of speech is hit a home run?
Hit a home run is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit a home run?
The past tense of hit a home run is hit a home run.

Words near hit a home run in the dictionary

  1. histt.
  2. hit
  3. hit a brick wall
  4. hit a clip
  5. hit a false note
  6. hit a home run
  7. hit a lick
  8. hit a nerve
  9. hit a raw nerve
  10. hit a six
  11. hit a snag

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