home platenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈhəʊm ˌpleɪt/us/ˈhoʊm ˌpleɪt/US informal the platein baseball, the place that the player has to stand next to in order to hit the ball, and the last place they have to touch to score a point
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Baseball & rounders
- backstop
- ball
- ballgame
- base hit
- batter
- batting average
- bunt
- catcher
- curveball
- double
- grounder
- groundout
- home run
- infielder
- peg
- pitcher
- screwball
- sock
- stuff
- the World Series
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