To, toward, or at home, in any sense of that word.
To the point; to the mark aimed at; so as to produce an intended effect; effectively; satisfactorily; closely: as, to strike home; to charge home; to speak home.
To dwell; have a home; also (chiefly in the present participle), to go home instinctively, as a carrier-pigeon. See homing.
To bring, carry, or send home: as, the homing of the harvest; to home a carrier-pigeon.
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A dwelling; the residence of a family or household; a seat of domestic life and interests; hence, one's abode; the house in which one has his fixed or usual residence, or which he regards as his definite dwelling-place.
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The place or region in which one lives; one's own locality or country.
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The place or region where some specified thing is most common, indigenous, or native; the seat or native habitat.
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An institute or establishment designed to afford the comforts of domestic life to the homeless, sick, or destitute: as, a sailors’ or soldiers’ home; a home for the aged.
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In games, the ultimate point to which a player runs, or to which effort is directed; the goal.
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Specifically— In base-ball, the space or base immediately in front of the batters’ position. See base-ball.
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In lacrosse, the position of a player who stands just in front of his opponents’ goal, and who tries to throw the ball through it; also, the player himself.
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In the position of being thoroughly familiar with a subject; conversant: as, to be at home in a science.
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In one's own country.