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Wiktionary

  1. v. intransitive To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after 'at')
  2. v. idiomatic To direct criticism (towards).

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Examples

  • “Before she could take aim on the last two, Lee had thrown himself toward the weapons the Gretnans had taken from them.”

    Command Decision

  • “The second T-34 swung its turret about to face the new threat, but before it could take aim at Meyer's tank, Gröschl fired again.”

    Panzer Aces

  • “Tyler saw them adjust their silenced PSG-1s and take aim at the other three guards.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Ark

  • “When tensions have risen, Vladimir V. Putin, the prime minister and former president, has used his speeches here to take aim at the United States.”

    NYT > Home Page

  • ““Go on then, sir, take aim and see if you can’t make the clown’s tie burst!”

    Time Was

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. position

hyponyms (12)

Words that are more specific

  1. direct
  2. turn
  1. hold
  2. sight
  1. point
  2. level
  1. charge
  2. aim
  1. draw a bead on
  2. target
  1. place
  2. swing

reverse dictionary (14)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. level
  2. sight
  1. hold
  2. bead
  1. satire
  2. to address the ball
  1. pinpoint
  2. congeal
  1. to take sight
  2. attempt
  1. ettle
  2. fair
  1. mete
  2. racket

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