"touch 'em all" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-touch 'em all.ogg Forms: touches 'em all [present, singular, third-person], touching 'em all [participle, present], touched 'em all [participle, past], touched 'em all [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} touch 'em all (third-person singular simple present touches 'em all, present participle touching 'em all, simple past and past participle touched 'em all)
  1. (baseball, slang) To touch all four bases after hitting a home run, hence to hit a home run. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-touch_'em_all-en-verb-nha2RQnu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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