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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tar·get       [tahr-git] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
2.any object used for this purpose.
3.anything fired at.
4.a goal to be reached.
5.an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
6.Fencing. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored.
7.a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch.
8.Surveying.
a.the sliding sight on a leveling rod.
b.any marker on which sights are taken.
9.a small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler.
–adjective
10.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)
11.to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
12.to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
13.to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.
—Verb phrase
14.target on or in on, to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.
—Idiom
15.on target,
a.properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
b.accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
c.filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (n.) < MF targuete, var. of targete small shield. See targe, -et]

—Related forms
tar·get·a·ble, adjective
tar·get·less, adjective

—Synonyms 4. aim, end, purpose.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tar·get       (tär'gĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. An object, such as a padded disk with a marked surface, that is shot at to test accuracy in rifle or archery practice.
    2. Something aimed or fired at.
    3. A structure in a television camera tube with a storage surface that is scanned by an electron beam to generate a signal output current similar to the charge-density pattern stored on the surface.
    4. A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
  2. An object of criticism or attack.
  3. One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
  4. A desired goal.
  5. A railroad signal that indicates the position of a switch by its color, position, and shape.
  6. The sliding sight on a surveyor's leveling rod.
  7. A small round shield.
    1. A structure in a television camera tube with a storage surface that is scanned by an electron beam to generate a signal output current similar to the charge-density pattern stored on the surface.
    2. A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.

tr.v.   tar·get·ed, tar·get·ing, tar·gets
  1. To make a target of.
  2. To aim at or for.
  3. To establish as a target or goal.


[Middle English, small targe, from Old French targuete, variant of targete, diminutive of targe, light shield, of Germanic origin.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
target 
c.1400, "shield," dim. of late O.E. targe, from O.Fr. targe "light shield," from Frank. *targa "shield" (cf. O.H.G. zarga "edging, border," Ger. zarge, O.E. targe, O.N. targa "shield"), from P.Gmc. *targo "border, edge." Meaning "object to be aimed at in shooting" first recorded 1757, originally in archery. Verb meaning "to use as a target" is attested from 1837.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
target

noun
1. a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" 
2. 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" [syn: prey] 
3. the location of the target that is to be hit 
4. sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at 
5. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim] 

verb
1. 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" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

target

see on target; sitting duck (target).


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

target tar·get (tär'gĭt)
n.

  1. One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
  2. A desired goal.
  3. A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
  4. A target organ.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: tar·get
Function: noun
: the object to be affected or achieved by an action or development; specifically : a company that is the object of a takeover

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

target
SCSI target

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Target

Tar"get\, n. 1. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]

2. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Target

Tar"get\, n. [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) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.

4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Target

(1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by "javelin." The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin"); Job 39:23 (A.V., "shield;" R.V., "javelin"); 41:29 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin").

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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