TARGET

target, butt

(noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

aim, object, objective, target

(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”

target, mark

(noun) a reference point to shoot at; “his arrow hit the mark”

target, target area

(noun) the location of the target that is to be hit

prey, quarry, target, fair game

(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”

target, aim, place, direct, point

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

target (plural targets)

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, larger than the modern buckler.

(heraldry) A bearing representing a buckler.

(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.

A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.

(UK, dated) A thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.

(Scotland, obsolete) A tassel or pendant.

(Scotland, obsolete) A shred; a tatter.

Synonyms

• See also goal

• (translated version): target language

Coordinate terms

• (translated version): source

Meronyms

• (sport): bull/bullseye, inner, magpie, outer

Verb

target (third-person singular simple present targets, present participle targetting or targeting, simple past and past participle targetted or targeted)

(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.

Anagrams

• Gretta, gatter

Source: Wiktionary

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Tar"get, n. Etym: [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]

1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.

2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target.

3. (Surveying)

Definition: The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

4. (Railroad)

Definition: A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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