English noun: home plate | |||
1. | home plate (artifact) (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score | ||
Samples | He ruled that the runner failed to touch home. | ||
Synonyms | home, home base, plate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bag, base | ||
Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||