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De - Pt| English Dictionary: home stretch | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for home stretch | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Stretch \Stretch\, n. 1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination. By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain. --Dryden. Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative. --L'Estrange. 2. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land. A great stretch of cultivated country. --W. Black. But all of them left me a week at a stretch. --E. Eggleston. 3. The extent to which anything may be stretched. Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of mind. --Atterbury. This is the utmost stretch that nature can. --Granville. 4. (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board. 5. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal. {To be on the stretch}, to be obliged to use one's utmost powers. {Home stretch}. See under {Home}, a. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Home \Home\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands and which is the last goal in making 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 run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made before the batted ball is returned to the home base. {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. | |
