hone

hone for someone or something

Rur. to long for someone or something. Tom: What's wrong with Jane? Mary: She's honing for her sweetheart. Jimmy was honing for the red bicycle in the toy store window.

hone in

1. To advance toward some target, goal, or desired state: The police are honing in on the location of the gang. We don't have the answer yet, but by working together we're definitely honing in.

2. To direct one's attention; focus: The lawyer honed in on the discrepancies in my testimony.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kemp	KEMP	English (Rare)
Christabella	kris-tə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Lazar	LAH-zahr (Russian, Serbian, Croatian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Claudette	[klɔ:'det]
Pauleen	paw-LEEN	English (Rare)
Jay	[dʒei]