home runs

Ball leaves park

Home runs is the plural of home run, a baseball hit that allows the batter to round all bases and score—typically by driving the ball over the outfield fence.

Figuratively, a home run is any major success or outstanding achievement: The product launch was a home run.

To hit it out of the park carries the same meaning.

Related

tape measure shot · batting average · outfield · left field · Barry Bonds · launch angle · walk-off · batter · power hitter · round-tripper · out of the park · peak performance · milestone · record books · success · achievement · bomb · fence

Categories
Opposites
base hit magnitude

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Unattached individuals

bunts · bloops · doubles · base hits · triples

offensive outcome quality

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Failed plate appearances

whiffs · punchouts · outs · double plays · groundouts

METAPHORICAL SUCCESS (figurative use)

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Failed plate appearances

whiffs · failures · flops · busts · duds

Family

homeruns, homerun

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G