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Move toward or focus on a goal, as in He began with a couple of jokes before homing in on the main subject of his talk . This expression originally alluded to a vessel, aircraft or missile being guided to its target by a radio beam or some other means. [c. 1920]

Related Words

apply oneself to
attend (to)
concentrate
engage
fixate
pay attention to
pore over

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