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HOMESTRETCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("homestretch" is a kind of...):
stretch (a straightaway section of a racetrack)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The end of an enterprise
Example:
they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("homestretch" is a kind of...):
end; last (the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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