Phrase guide

home plate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ruled that the runner failed to touch home

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home base, home, plate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: base, bag

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хоум база (houm baza) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Catalan: base de meta — pentagonal rubber object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本壘 /本垒 (běnlěi) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Czech: domácí meta — pentagonal rubber object
  • Dutch: thuishonk — pentagonal rubber object
  • Esperanto: hejmplato — pentagonal rubber object
  • Estonian: kodumärk — pentagonal rubber object
  • Finnish: kotipesä — pentagonal rubber object
  • Finnish: lautanen — pentagonal rubber object
  • French: marbre — pentagonal rubber object
  • Italian: casa base — pentagonal rubber object
  • Japanese: 本塁 (honrui) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Japanese: ホームベース (hōmu bēsu) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Korean: 본루 (bollu) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Korean: 홈 베이스 (hom beiseu) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Māori: pūrei kāinga — pentagonal rubber object
  • Russian: дома́шняя ба́за (domášnjaja báza) — pentagonal rubber object
  • Spanish: home — pentagonal rubber object