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[ tahr-git ] / ˈtɑr gɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR target ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests. any object used for this purpose. anything fired at. a goal to be reached. an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt. Fencing. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored. a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch. Surveying. - the sliding sight on a leveling rod.
- any marker on which sights are taken.
a small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler. adjectivethat 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)to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal. to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision. to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment. Verb Phrasestarget (in) on, to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters. Idioms for targeton target, - properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
- accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
- filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.
Origin of target1350–1400; Middle English (noun) <Middle French targuete, variant of targete small shield. See targe, -et SYNONYMS FOR targetSEE SYNONYMS FOR target ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM targettar·get·a·ble, adjectivetar·get·less, adjectiveun·tar·get·a·ble, adjectiveun·tar·get·ed, adjectiveWords nearby targettardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target, target cell, target date, targeteer, target gland, target heart rate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for targetWhen it comes to Terrence Howard though, I am not your target. ‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist|Judnick Mayard|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Both high fashion and the fast, commercial fashion of Target are supposed to be about aspiration. One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Typically, aircraft will work in pairs where the flight lead will make an initial pass to mark a target with rockets. New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST He hesitates when I ask him about the target of the other missiles. The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Target was established in 1962 by the Dayton brothers as a discount offshoot of their eponymous Twin Cities department store. Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST What does well enough on the target at home is often quite a failure in the wear and tear of the African wilderness. Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O.|J.G. Millais You become a target for the people whom you care most to impress. The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart He wanted no ray of light to steal out into the growing darkness and make a target. The Strength of the Pines|Edison Marshall The Nipe moved cautiously along the alley toward the rear of the building that was his target. Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett The enemy had begun to use gas shells, and one heavy howitzer at least made Hargicourt its target for a time. A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson
British Dictionary definitions for target
noun- an object or area at which an archer or marksman aims, usually a round flat surface marked with concentric rings
- (as modifier)target practice
- any point or area aimed at; the object of an attack or a takeover bid
- (as modifier)target area; target company
a fixed goal or objectivethe target for the appeal is £10 000 a person or thing at which an action or remark is directed or the object of a person's feelingsa target for the teacher's sarcasm a joint of lamb consisting of the breast and neck surveying a marker on which sights are taken, such as the sliding marker on a levelling staff (formerly) a small round shield physics electronics - a substance, object, or system subjected to bombardment by electrons or other particles, or to irradiation
- an electrode in a television camera tube whose surface, on which image information is stored, is scanned by the electron beam
electronics an object to be detected by the reflection of a radar or sonar signal, etc on target on the correct course to meet a target or objective verb -gets, -geting or -geted (tr)to make a target of to direct or aimto target benefits at those most in need Derived forms of targettargetless, adjectiveWord Origin for targetC14: from Old French targette a little shield, from Old French targe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with target
see on target; sitting duck (target). The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to targetobject, point, destination, spot, mark, purpose, objective, victim, function, duty, use, end, intention, ambition, bull's-eye, byword, scapegoat, quarry, game, prey Medical definitions for target
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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |