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target   (TTS Sound)

The noun target has 5 senses

• target, mark -- (a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark")


• prey, quarry, target, fair game -- (a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt")


• target, target area -- (the location of the target that is to be hit)


• target, butt -- (sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at)


• aim, object, objective, target -- (the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children")

The verb target has 1 sense

• target, aim, place, direct, point -- (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself")