homer
/ˈhəʊmə//ˈhoʊməɹ/
noun
- 1
Various former units of volume, particularly:
noun
- 1
A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6 1/2 US bushels.
noun
- 1
A four-base hit; a home run
“The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.”
- 2
A homing pigeon
“Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time.”
- 3
A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.
“Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league.”
verb
- 1
To hit a homer; to hit a home run.
“The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.”
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