Home(?), a.1.Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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2.Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
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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 baseorHome 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.
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home(hōm), v. i.1.To return home.
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2.To proceed toward an object or location intended as a target; -- of missiles which can change course in flight under internal or external control; usually used with in on; as, the missile homed in on the radar site.
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3.[fig.]To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or an intended goal; used with in on; as, the repairman quickly homed in on the cause of the malfunction.
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