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hits a home run

hits a home run is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit a home run.

Meaning of hit a home run

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.

Questions about hits a home run

What is hits a home run the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits a home run is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit a home run.

Words near hits a home run in the dictionary

  1. hitpoint
  2. hitpoints
  3. hits
  4. hits a brick wall
  5. hits a false note
  6. hits a home run
  7. hits a lick
  8. hits a snag
  9. hits a stain
  10. hits a wall
  11. hits above one's weight

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