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target
[ tahr-git ]
noun
- an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- any object used for this purpose.
- anything fired at.
- a goal to be reached.
Synonyms: , ,
- an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
- Fencing. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored.
- a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch.
- Surveying.
- the sliding sight on a leveling rod.
- any marker on which sights are taken.
- a small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler.
adjective
- that is or may be a target or goal:
The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.
verb (used with object)
- to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
- to direct toward a target:
The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
- to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.
verb phrase
- to establish or use as a target or goal:
The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.
target
/ ˈɑːɡɪ /
noun
- an object or area at which an archer or marksman aims, usually a round flat surface marked with concentric rings
- ( as modifier )
target practice
- any point or area aimed at; the object of an attack or a takeover bid
- ( as modifier )
target company
target area
- a fixed goal or objective
the target for the appeal is £10 000
- a person or thing at which an action or remark is directed or the object of a person's feelings
a target for the teacher's sarcasm
- a joint of lamb consisting of the breast and neck
- surveying a marker on which sights are taken, such as the sliding marker on a levelling staff
- (formerly) a small round shield
- physics electronics
- a substance, object, or system subjected to bombardment by electrons or other particles, or to irradiation
- an electrode in a television camera tube whose surface, on which image information is stored, is scanned by the electron beam
- electronics an object to be detected by the reflection of a radar or sonar signal, etc
- on targeton the correct course to meet a target or objective
verb
- to make a target of
- to direct or aim
to target benefits at those most in need
Derived Forms
- ˈٲٱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٲg·· adjective
- ٲg· adjective
- un·ٲg·· adjective
- ܲ·ٲg· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of target1
Idioms and Phrases
- on target,
- properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
- accurate, correct, or valid:
Their description of the event was on target.
- filling or meeting a requirement or expectations:
The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
More idioms and phrases containing target
see on target ; sitting duck (target) .Example Sentences
The next big target for the world number two is the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow - a course he has won at four times - from 15-18 May.
The report says existing carbon targets should be kept in place to give certainty to business but a rethink of how they are achieved was urgently needed.
As Trump targets both friend and foe, some believe Xi can further upend the current US-led world order and portray his country as a stable, alternative global trade partner and leader.
Since the incident, the doctor has been inundated with abuse, and the hospital has been targeted by a bomb threat.
"Members of our community reported incidents that led them to feel targeted and shunned on the basis of their identities," Dr Garber said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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