intransitive. To measure distances for shooting at a mark; to take aim at something. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To shoot (an arrow, bolt, etc.) at an arbitrarily selected mark. Obsolete.

Used for level, v.1

transitive. To aim at, direct one's way to. Obsolete. rare.

to cover (with a gun, pistol, etc.): to present a gun or pistol at (something) so as to have it directly in the line of fire; to aim directly at.

In various transferred senses applied to things having some of the characteristics of 3. The small metal knob which forms the front sight of a gun…

To use (a person) as a target. Also figurative.

To take aim at (an object); to level or aim (a firearm, etc.) at a target.

To aim at (cf. bead, n. 4d).