'TARGET' definitions:
Definition of 'target'
From: WordNet
noun
A reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark" [syn: target, mark]
noun
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" [syn: prey, quarry, target, fair game]
noun
The location of the target that is to be hit [syn: target, target area]
noun
Sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at [syn: target, butt]
noun
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim, object, objective, target]
verb
Definition of 'Target'
From: GCIDE
- Target \Tar"get\, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]
- 1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile. (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good target. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 7. A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's fundraising drive is 2 million dollars. [PJC]
- 8. A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of X-rays. [PJC]
- 9. Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam, an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic particles is aimed. [PJC]
- 10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule. [PJC]
Definition of 'TARGET'
From: Easton
- Target (1 Sam. 17:6, A.V., after the LXX. and Vulg.), a kind of small shield. The margin has "gorget," a piece of armour for the throat. The Revised Version more correctly renders the Hebrew word (kidon) by "javelin." The same Hebrew word is used in Josh. 8:18 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin"); Job 39:23 (A.V., "shield;" R.V., "javelin"); 41:29 (A.V., "spear;" R.V., "javelin").
Synonyms of 'target'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aim,
- alpha decay,
- atom-chipping,
- atom-smashing,
- atomic disintegration,
- atomic reaction,
- atomization,
- beta decay,
- bombardment,
- breeding,
- bullet,
- butt,
- by-end,
- by-purpose,
- byword,
- byword of reproach,
- chain reaction,
- cleavage,
- derision,
- destination,
- disintegration series,
- dissociation,
- dupe,
- duty,
- end,
- end in view,
- exchange reaction,
- fair game,
- fall guy,
- figure of fun,
- final cause,
- fission,
- fission reaction,
- fool,
- function,
- game,
- gamma decay,
- gazingstock,
- goal,
- goat,
- ionization,
- jest,
- jestingstock,
- joke,
- laughingstock,
- mark,
- mockery,
- monkey,
- neutron reaction,
- nonreversible reaction,
- nuclear fission,
- nucleization,
- object,
- object in mind,
- objective,
- photodisintegration,
- prey,
- proton gun,
- proton reaction,
- purpose,
- pursuit,
- quarry,
- quintain,
- reason for being,
- reversible reaction,
- scapegoat,
- sitting duck,
- splitting the atom,
- stimulation,
- stock,
- teleology,
- thermonuclear reaction,
- toy,
- ultimate aim,
- use,
- victim,
- whipping boy
Acronyms for 'TARGET'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Thrustmaster Advanced pRogramming Graphical EdiTor, "T.A.R.G.E.T"