home run vs homer

home run

noun
  • A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. 

  • A success; especially, a popular success. 

  • Sexual intercourse. 

  • A connection from a central distribution point or circuit breaker to a destination. 

  • The portion of a journey that ends at home. 

homer

noun
  • A home run 

  • A person who is extremely devoted to a favorite team. 

  • A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels. 

  • Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure. 

  • A homing pigeon. 

  • A homing beacon. 

verb
  • To hit a homer; to hit a home run. 

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