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English 2 senses of the expression home run:
NOUNacthome run, homera base hit on which the batter scores a run
acthome run, bell ringer, bull's eye, marksomething that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
Englishhome run: 2 senses noun 1, act
MeaningA base hit on which the batter scores a run.
Synonymhomer
Narrowersolo homer, solo blastA home run with no runners on base
Broaderbase hit, safety(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Spanishcuadrangular, home run, jonrón
Catalanhome run
Englishhome run: 2 senses noun 2, act
MeaningSomething that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.
Example "the president's speech was a home run"
Synonymsbell ringer, bull's eye, mark
BroadersuccessAn attainment that is successful
Usage oftrope, figure of speech, figure, imagelanguage used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Spanishacierto, diana

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