| NOUN | act | home run, homer | a base hit on which the batter scores a run |
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| act | home run, bell ringer, bull's eye, mark | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal |
| Meaning | A base hit on which the batter scores a run. | |
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| Synonym | homer | |
| Narrower | solo homer, solo blast | A home run with no runners on base |
| Broader | base hit, safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
| Spanish | cuadrangular, home run, jonrón | |
| Catalan | home run | |
| Meaning | Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal. | |
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| Example | "the president's speech was a home run" | |
| Synonyms | bell ringer, bull's eye, mark | |
| Broader | success | An attainment that is successful |
| Usage of | trope, figure of speech, figure, image | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |
| Spanish | acierto, diana | |
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