target in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "target"

    • A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
    • A goal or objective.
    • A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
    • (obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
    • (sports) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
    • (surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
    • (rail transport) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
    • (cricket) the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
    • (linguistics) The tenor of a metaphor.
    • (translation studies) The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
    • (transitive) To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
    • (transitive, figuratively) To aim for as an audience or demographic.
    • (transitive, computing) To produce code suitable for.
    • noun
      A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
    • noun
      A goal or objective.
    • noun
      A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
    • noun
      (sports)
      The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
    • noun
      (surveying)
      The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
    • noun
      (rail transport)
      A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
    • noun
      (linguistics)
      The tenor of a metaphor.
    • noun
      (translation studies)
      The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
    • noun
      A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
    • noun
      (Britain, dated)
      A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
    • noun
      (Scotland, obsolete)
      A tassel or pendant.
    • noun
      (Scotland, obsolete)
      A shred; a tatter.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
    • verb
      (transitive, figuratively)
      To aim for as an audience or demographic.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To produce code suitable for.
    • butt or mark to shoot at
    • goal or objective
    • kind of small shield
    • to aim something (especially a weapon) at a target
    • The database on which an operation acts.
    • A reference point to shoot at.
    • object (of worship, study, etc.)
    • A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.
    • The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).
    • noun
      a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
    • noun
      a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"
    • noun
      sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
    • noun
      the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
    • noun
      the location of the target that is to be hit
    • verb
      intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

    Synonyms of "target" in English dictionary

    sports equipment, point of reference, fair game are the top synonyms of "target" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of target

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza target; lm  liczba mnoga targets
    • A target used for archery. target ( plural  targets)
    • target ( third-person singular simple present targets, present participle targeting or targetting, simple past and past participle targeted or targetted)
    • target (plural targets)
    • target (third-person singular simple present targets, present participle targeting or targetting, simple past and past participle targeted or targetted)
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