Home Plate (Noun)
Meaning
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The umpire yelled "Safe!" as the runner slid across home plate to score the winning run.
- The batter dug his cleats into the dirt around home plate, preparing for the next pitch.
- After hitting the ball out of the park, the excited player rounded the bases and crossed home plate to score.
- The catcher crouched behind home plate, signaling to the pitcher what type of pitch to throw next.
- The runner was called out for failing to touch home plate after hitting a home run, much to the dismay of the crowd.