亚洲网紅露点

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homer

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[ hoh-mer ]

noun

  1. Baseball. home run ( def 1 ).
  2. Sports.
    1. a game official, media commentator, reporter, etc., who is biased in favor of the home team:

      I really respect that this ref is not a homer鈥攈e鈥檚 objective about his calls, even though he wants us to win.

    2. a fan with blind faith in or allegiance to their home team:

      Call me a homer, but I鈥檇 bet on our team against theirs any day, whatever the statistical evidence.



verb (used without object)

  1. Baseball. to hit a home run:

    The catcher homered in the ninth with one on to win the game.

homer

2

[ hoh-mer ]

noun

  1. a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to ten baths in liquid measure or ten ephahs in dry measure.

Homer

3

[ hoh-mer ]

noun

  1. 9th-century b.c., Greek epic poet: reputed author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
  2. Winslow, 1836鈥1910, U.S. painter and illustrator.
  3. a male given name.

Homer

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/ 藞丑蓹蕣尘蓹 /

noun

  1. Homerc. 800 bcc. 800 bcMGreekWRITING: poet c. 800 bc , Greek poet to whom are attributed the Iliad and the Odyssey. Almost nothing is known of him, but it is thought that he was born on the island of Chios and was blind
  2. HomerWinslow18361910MUSARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Winslow. 1836鈥1910, US painter, noted for his seascapes and scenes of working life
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

homer

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/ 藞丑蓹蕣尘蓹 /

noun

  1. another word for homing pigeon
  2. an informal word for home run
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Homer

  1. An ancient Greek poet, author of the Iliadand the Odyssey. He has often been considered the greatest and most influential of all poets. According to tradition, Homer was blind.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of homer1

First recorded in 1865鈥70; home + -er 1

Origin of homer2

First recorded in 1525鈥35, homer is from the Hebrew word 岣ヅ峬别谤 literally, heap
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 think anybody is going up there looking to hit a homer. If you put a good swing on it, the ball鈥檚 going to go.鈥

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Smith continued his hot start 鈥 his .482 on-base percentage entering the game was the best in baseball 鈥 with his second homer of the season.

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Also, magically, baseball: 鈥淧afko at the Wall,鈥 the novella that opens the novel, turns on Bobby Thompson鈥檚 pennant-winning 1951 homer for the New York Giants, capturing the boisterous crowd while symbolizing the drama to come.

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The following season was a repeat, with good numbers in triple A followed by batting .221 with three homers in 58 亚洲网紅露点.

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He hit three home runs in the first four innings Saturday and another homer Sunday with the bat he鈥檚 used for years.

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