target

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Synonyms: targe, parget, garget, larget, targes, targett, tarbet, marget, targat

Antonyms: targe, parget, garget, larget, targes, targett, tarbet, marget, targat

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{sid|en|mark to shoot at}} A [[butt]] or [[mark]] to [[shoot]] at, as for [[practice]], or to test the [[accuracy]] of a [[firearm]], or the [[force]] of a [[projectile]].
2. {{sid|en|goal, objective}} A [[goal]] or [[objective]].
3. An object of criticism or ridicule.
4. A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
5. A kind of shield:
6. {{lb|en|sports}} The [[pattern]] or [[arrangement]] of a series of [[hit]]s made by a [[marksman]] on a butt or mark.
7. {{lb|en|surveying}} The sliding [[crosspiece]], or [[vane]], on a leveling [[staff]].
8. {{lb|en|rail transport}} A [[conspicuous]] disk attached to a [[switch]] [[lever]] to show its [[position]], or for use as a [[signal]].
9. {{lb|en|cricket}} the number of [[run]]s that the side [[batting]] last needs to [[score]] in the final [[inning]]s in order to [[win]]
10. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[tenor]] of a [[metaphor]].
11. {{lb|en|mathematics|category theory}} The [[codomain]] of a function; the [[object]] at which a [[morphism]] points.
12. {{lb|en|translation studies}} The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To aim for as an [[audience]] or [[demographic]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To produce [[code]] suitable for.

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