take aim

take aim
verb
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (Freq. 1)
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Please don't aim at your little brother!

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He trained his gun on the burglar

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Don't train your camera on the women

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Take a swipe at one's opponent

Syn: ↑aim, ↑take, ↑train, ↑direct
Derivationally related forms: ↑aim (for: ↑aim)
Hypernyms: ↑position
Hyponyms:
target, ↑aim, ↑place, ↑direct, ↑point, ↑draw a bead on, ↑hold, ↑turn, ↑swing, ↑charge, ↑level, ↑sight
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something PP

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Somebody ——s PP

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point a weapon or camera at a target

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take aim
1 : to point a weapon at a target

He took careful aim at the target. [=he aimed carefully at the target]

2 US : to have a specified goal or intention

The runner took aim at setting a record. [=the runner's goal was to set a record]

3 : to have something as the object of an action or effort

Investigators are taking aim at [=targeting] health-care fraud. [=investigators are intending to punish/stop health-care fraud]

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Main Entry:aim

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • take aim — ► take aim point a weapon or camera at a target. Main Entry: ↑aim …   English terms dictionary

  • take aim — {v. phr.} To get ready to hit, throw at, or shoot at by sighting carefully. * /When the captain orders Take aim, raise your gun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel at the target./ * /Before the hunter could take aim, the deer jumped out… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take aim — {v. phr.} To get ready to hit, throw at, or shoot at by sighting carefully. * /When the captain orders Take aim, raise your gun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel at the target./ * /Before the hunter could take aim, the deer jumped out… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take\ aim — v. phr. To get ready to hit, throw at, or shoot at by sighting carefully. When the captain orders take aim, raise your gun to your shoulder and sight along the barrel at the target. Before the hunter could take aim, the deer jumped out of sight …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take aim at somebody — take ˈaim at sb/sth idiom (NAmE) to direct your criticism at sb/sth Main entry: ↑aimidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take aim at something — take ˈaim at sb/sth idiom (NAmE) to direct your criticism at sb/sth Main entry: ↑aimidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take aim — Aim …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • take aim at — phrasal target 1 < new legislation that takes aim at crime > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • take aim — verb To position oneself and/or ones weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (which is indicated after at) He took aim at the prize bird meticulously and shot the cock from the distant flock with a single shot …   Wiktionary

  • take aim at — have a purpose, aim at a target …   English contemporary dictionary

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