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The noun HONE has 1 sense: 1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors. Familiarity information: HONE used as a noun is very rare. â¢ HONE (verb) The verb HONE has 2 senses: 1. sharpen with a hone. 2. make perfect or complete. Familiarity information: HONE used as a verb is rare.
hone in vs. home in. Most usage commentators consider hone in to be a mistake for home in. The use may have arisen from home in by the weakening of the \m\ sound to \n\ or it may have developed simply because of the influence of hone, with perhaps an underlying sense that âhoningâ figuratively involves a narrowing or sharpening of focus.