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to homer

to homer

8 5.7
To hit a ball so the batter runs all the bases and scores
  • verb
  • /ˈhoʊmər/
  • Informal
translation icon : batear un jonrón
  • It's the 31 st time you've homered but your team's lost.
  • homered twice
  • homered to left
  • homered in the first

Examples

  • And Buster Posey added a fourth run by homering to lead off the sixth inning.

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  • Center fielder Steve Brown homered in the eighth inning for Colombia with a man on, turning the game into a blowout.

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  • Barry homered in the sixth.

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  • Parkman homered the last time he faced him.

    Major League II (1994)

  • He's homered in six straight games, an O's record.

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  • In the bottom of the 2nd inning, Mike Moustakas homered to right field to make the score 2-0.

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  • Manny Ramirez homered on the first pitch.

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  • Instead, Dustin Pedroia homered in the bottom of the inning to tie it.

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  • It happened like this: Nelson Cruz homered in the 7th to make it 3-1.

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  • Last night, he homered in the eighth inning to help his team win the game.

Idioms

to pull a Homer
  • Slang
1 9.9

To make a big embarrassing mistake that others notice

Compounds

solo homer
  • Jargon
1 6.5

A home run hit when no one is on base that scores one run

How Many Bases

to homer
  • Informal
8 5.7
to double
  • US
7 4.1

Surface Forms

homer infinitive
homered past
homered past participle
homering present participle
homers third person singular

Etymology

Homer as a verb comes from the noun home run, so to homer is to hit the ball in a way that lets you reach 'home' and score for your team.