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noun
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an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
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any object used for this purpose.
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anything fired at.
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a goal to be reached.
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EXPANDan object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
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Fencing. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored.
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a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch.
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9.
COLLAPSEa small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler.
adjective
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that is or may be a target or goal: The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.
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Targetable
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
verb (used with object)
Verb phrase11.
to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
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to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
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to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.
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Idiomtarget (in) on, to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.
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on target,
a.
properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
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accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
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filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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.
EXPANDVerb meaning "to use as a target" is attested from 1837.
COLLAPSE
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
target tar·get (tär'gĭt)
n.
One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
A desired goal.
A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
A target organ.
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