Dictionary

home team en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (idiomatic) The team that is playing in the usual area that they play in, as opposed to their opponents, the visiting team.
   • The home team really pulled off a surprise in the bottom of the ninth. It made for some really exciting baseball for all these lucky fans out here today.
2. (figuratively, idiomatic) The ingroup (in whatever context).
   • Dang, I wish she played for the home team, because I would love to date her. [Said by one straight person to another in reference to a gay person.]
   • Let's have a round of applause for the home team, as these quarterly production numbers are a big win.

Forms

Antonyms

visitor · visitor team · away team

Hypernyms

team · group · group · team

Relateds

home ground · home field advantage · home field

Translations (10)

nl thuisploeg (team playing in its home territory or field) · de Heimmannschaft (team playing in its home territory or field) · fr équipe locale (team playing in its home territory or field) · fi kotijoukkue (team playing in its home territory or field) · pl drużyna gospodarzy (team playing in its home territory or field) · ru кома́нда хозяев (team playing in its home territory or field) · sv hemmalag (team playing in its home territory or field) · pt mandante (team playing in its home territory or field) · pt equipa da casa (team playing in its home territory or field) · el γηπεδούχος (team playing in its home territory or field)