ALL meanings of take aim
take aim
T t - verb with object take aim to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path. 1
- verb with object take aim to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery. 1
- verb without object take aim to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward: He aimed at the target but missed it. 1
- verb without object take aim to strive; try (usually followed by to or at): We aim to please. They aim at saving something every month. 1
- verb without object take aim to intend: She aims to go tomorrow. 1
- verb without object take aim to direct efforts, as toward an object: The satire aimed at modern greed. 1
- verb without object take aim Obsolete. to estimate; guess. 1
- noun take aim the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target. 1
- noun take aim the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting: within the cannon's aim. 1
- noun take aim the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at: to miss one's aim. 1
- noun take aim something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose: whatever his aim in life may be. 1
- noun take aim Obsolete. conjecture; guess. 1
- idioms take aim take aim, to sight a target: to take aim and fire. 1
- phrase take aim When you take aim, you point a weapon or object at someone or something, before firing or throwing it. 0
- noun take aim to point a weapon, as by viewing along a sight at a target 0
- noun take aim to direct a missile, blow, etc. 0