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home run

noun

1. a base hit on which the batter scores a run (Freq. 13)

• Syn: ↑homer

• Derivationally related forms: ↑homer (for: ↑homer)

• Hypernyms: ↑base hit, ↑safety

• Hyponyms: ↑solo homer, ↑solo blast

2. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

- the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer

- scored a bull's eye

- hit the mark

- the president's speech was a home run

• Derivationally related forms: ↑mark (for: ↑mark)

• Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of speech, ↑figure, ↑image

• Hypernyms: ↑success

Useful english dictionary. 2012.