Homer

  1. Proper noun.  Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  2. Proper noun.  (given name, male) .
  3. Proper noun.  (surname, from Middle English) .
  4. Noun.  (biblical, _) An ancient Hebrew measure of capacity, equal to ten ephahs or ten baths, and approximately equal to ten or eleven bushels.
  5. Noun.  (baseball) A four-base hit; a home run.
  6. Noun.  A homing pigeon.
  7. Noun.  (sports) a person who is so devoted to his favorite teams that he refuses to criticize them, especially when they are playing poorly.
  8. Verb.  (baseball) To get a four-base hit; to get a home run.

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