noun
homer
HOH-muh
noun
1
A home run in baseball.
"He hit a homer in the bottom of the ninth to win the game."
verb
1
To hit a home run.
"She homered twice in the same game."
How to Use Homer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBaseball slang for a home run — a hit that lets the batter round all the bases and score.
Common pairings
hit a homer
solo homer
Word Forms
homered past tense, homers plural, homers plural, Homers plural, Homers plural, homers singular
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