'Home plate' definitions:

Definition of 'home plate'

(from WordNet)
noun
(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" [syn: home plate, home base, home, plate]

Definition of 'Home plate'

From: GCIDE
  • Home \Home\, a.
  • 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; goal; as: (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands; same as home base and home plate. (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • Home base or Home plate (Baseball), the base at which the batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to be reached in scoring a run.
  • Home farm, grounds, etc., the farm, grounds, etc., adjacent to the residence of the owner.
  • Home lot, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home stands. [U. S.]
  • Home rule, rule or government of an appendent or dependent country, as to all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country; as, home rule in Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of Parliament.
  • Home ruler, one who favors or advocates home rule.
  • Home stretch (Sport.), that part of a race course between the last curve and the winning post.
  • Home thrust, a well directed or effective thrust; one that wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal attack. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Home plate'

From: GCIDE
  • Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See Place, n.]
  • 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. [1913 Webster]
  • Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is silver or gold throughout. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] "Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. [1913 Webster]
  • 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. [1913 Webster]
  • 14. (Baseball) A small five-sided area (enveloping a diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a player on completing a run; -- called also home base, or home plate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 15. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 16. A very light steel racing horsehoe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 17. Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not making a stake. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 18. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. [Furrier's Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 19. (Hat Making) The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool, musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the body of which is of an inferior substance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 20. a quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a plateful; a dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti. [PJC]
  • 21. the food and service supplied to a customer at a restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll have a plate of spaghetti. [PJC]
  • 22. a flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory. [PJC]
  • 23. the identification tag required to be displayed on the outside of a vehicle; same as license plate; -- often used in the plural. [PJC]
  • 24. an agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a lot on my plate today. [colloq.] [PJC]
  • Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. [1913 Webster]
  • Home plate. (Baseball) See Home base, under Home.
  • Plate armor. (a) See Plate, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like.
  • Plate bone, the shoulder blade, or scapula.
  • Plate girder, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together.
  • Plate glass. See under Glass.
  • Plate iron, wrought iron plates.
  • Plate layer, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.
  • Plate mark, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion.
  • Plate paper, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt.
  • Plate press, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
  • Plate printer, one who prints from engraved plates.
  • Plate printing, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates.
  • Plate tracery. (Arch.) See under Tracery.
  • Plate wheel (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'home plate'

From: GCIDE
  • Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F. plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See Place, n.]
  • 1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces. [1913 Webster]
  • Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is silver or gold throughout. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver money. [Obs.] "Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd from his pocket." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light. [1913 Webster]
  • 13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest. [1913 Webster]
  • 14. (Baseball) A small five-sided area (enveloping a diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a player on completing a run; -- called also home base, or home plate. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 15. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 16. A very light steel racing horsehoe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 17. Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not making a stake. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 18. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. [Furrier's Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 19. (Hat Making) The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool, musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the body of which is of an inferior substance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 20. a quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a plateful; a dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti. [PJC]
  • 21. the food and service supplied to a customer at a restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll have a plate of spaghetti. [PJC]
  • 22. a flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory. [PJC]
  • 23. the identification tag required to be displayed on the outside of a vehicle; same as license plate; -- often used in the plural. [PJC]
  • 24. an agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a lot on my plate today. [colloq.] [PJC]
  • Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases of obvious signification; as, plate basket or plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack. [1913 Webster]
  • Home plate. (Baseball) See Home base, under Home.
  • Plate armor. (a) See Plate, n., 2. (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels, fortifications, and the like.
  • Plate bone, the shoulder blade, or scapula.
  • Plate girder, a girder, the web of which is formed of a single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates riveted together.
  • Plate glass. See under Glass.
  • Plate iron, wrought iron plates.
  • Plate layer, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.
  • Plate mark, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the local mark for London is a lion.
  • Plate paper, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates. --Fairholt.
  • Plate press, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, -- used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
  • Plate printer, one who prints from engraved plates.
  • Plate printing, the act or process of printing from an engraved plate or plates.
  • Plate tracery. (Arch.) See under Tracery.
  • Plate wheel (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes. [1913 Webster]