n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: homed ; hom · ing
Date: 1765
intransitive verb
1 : to go or return home
2 of an animal : to return accurately to one's home or natal area from a distance
3 : to proceed to or toward a source of radiated energy used as a guide <missiles home in on radar>
4 : to proceed or direct attention toward an objective <science is homing in on the mysterious human process ― Sam Glucksberg>
transitive verb : to send to or provide with a home