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Lacrosse. one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal.
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taining to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic: home products.
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principal or main: the corporation's home office.
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reaching the mark aimed at: a home thrust.
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Sports. played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team: The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season. Compare away(def. 11).
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to, toward, or at home: to go home.
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deep; to the heart: The truth of the accusation struck home.
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to the mark or point aimed at: He drove the point home.
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Nautical.
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into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home.
b.
in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home.
c.
toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home.
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to go or return home.
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(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc.) to proceed, esp. under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often fol. by in on): The missile homed in on the target.
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to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes.
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to have a home where specified; reside.
–verb (used with object)
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to bring or send home.
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to provide with a home.
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to direct, esp. under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc.
—Idioms
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at home,
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in one's own house or place of residence.
b.
in one's own town or country.
c.
prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home. We are always at home to her.
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in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home.
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well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics.
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played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away.
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bring home to, to ma
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ke evident to; clarify or emphasize for: The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her.
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home and dry, BritishInformal. having safely achieved one's goal.
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home free,
a.
assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc.: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free.
b.
certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc.: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free.
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write home about, to comment especially on; remark on: The town was nothing to write home about. His cooking is really something to write home about.
a piece of work, esp. a specific task done
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as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
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a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor.
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anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time.
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an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job.
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the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job.
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the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job.
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the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job.
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Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job.
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a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain.
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Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned.
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Computers. a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs.
–verb (used without object)
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to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.
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to do business as a jobber.
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to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain.
–verb (used with object)
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to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often fol. by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits.
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to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana.
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to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.
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to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property.
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to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain.
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of or for a particular job or transaction.
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bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities.
—Idioms
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do a job on, Slang.
a.
to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month.
b.
to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow.
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on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed.
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