1relating to the place where one lives:I don’t have your home address
made, done, or intended for use in the home:traditional home cookinga home computer
relating to one’s own country:we need to stimulate demand within the UK home market
2(of a sports team or player) belonging to the country or locality in which a sporting event takes place:the home side
played on or connected with a team’s own ground:their first home match of the season
3North American denoting the administrative centre of an organization:the company has moved its home office
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to or at the place where one lives:what time did he get home last night?
to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult:the favourite romped home six lengths clear
to the intended or correct position:he slid the bolt home noisily
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1the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household:the floods forced many people to flee their homesI was nineteen when I left home and went to college
the family or social unit occupying a permanent residence:he came from a good home
a house or flat considered as a commercial property:low-cost homes for first-time buyers [as modifier]:the growth in home ownership
the district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis:they have made Provence their home
a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates:Montana is home to a surprising number of rare mammals
informal a place where an object is kept.
2an institution for people needing professional care or supervision:an old people’s home
3the finishing point in a race:he was four fences from home
(in games) the place where a player is free from attack.
(in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents' goal.
a match played or won by a team on their own ground.
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1(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it:a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds
(of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point:pigeons who do not home will win no prizes
2 (home in on) move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy:more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions
focus attention on:a teaching style which homes in on what is of central importance for each pupil
3 [with object] provide (an animal) with a home as a pet:each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down
at home
in one’s own house:I told him I’d be at home most of the day
ready to receive and welcome visitors:she took to her room and was not at home to friends
in one’s own neighbourhood, town, or country:he has been consistently successful both at home and abroad
(with reference to sports fixtures) at a team’s own ground:Spurs drew 1-1 at home to Leeds
comfortable and at ease in a place or situation:sit down and make yourself at home
confident or relaxed about doing or using something:he was quite at home talking about Eisenstein or Brecht
bring something home to
make (someone) realize the full significance of something:her first-hand account brought home to me the pain of the experience
close (or near) to home
(of a remark or topic of discussion) relevant or accurate to the point that one feels uncomfortable or embarrassed.
come home
Golf play the second nine holes in a round of eighteen holes:Forsbrand came home in 30 for a 66Compare with go out (see go1).
come home to someone
(of the significance of something) become fully realized by someone:the full enormity of what was happening came home to Sara
drive (or hammer or press or ram) something home
make something clearly understood by the use of repeated or forcefully direct arguments:we must drive home the message that crime doesn’t pay
hit (or strike) home
(of a blow or a missile) reach an intended target.
(of words) have the intended, especially unsettling or painful, effect on their audience:she could see that her remark had hit home
(of the significance or true nature of a situation) become fully realized by someone:the full impact of life as a celebrity began to hit home
home and dry
(North Americanhome free, Australian/NZhome and hosed)
British having successfully achieved or being within sight of achieving one’s objective:at 3-0 up they should have been home and dry
(a) home from (North Americanaway from) home
British a place where one is as happy, relaxed, or comfortable as in one’s own home.
home is where the heart is
proverb your home will always be the place for which you feel the deepest affection, no matter where you are.
home, James (and don't spare the horses)!
dated used as a humorous way of exhorting the driver of a vehicle to drive home quickly.
home sweet home
used as an expression of one’s pleasure or relief at being in or returning to one’s own home.
set up home
British start living somewhere on a permanent basis:the couple set up home in Chelsea eight years ago
when ——'s at home
British used to add humorous emphasis to a question about someone’s identity:who’s Peter when he’s at home?
