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| Aim |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Aimed (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Aiming.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at,
to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L.
aestimare t |
To
point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile,
towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim
at a fox, or at a target.
To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt
the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed
by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to
aim to do well.
To guess or conjecture.
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To direct or point, as a
weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a
proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an
arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or
a reflection (at some person or vice).
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The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line
of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the
direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a
particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
The point intended to be hit, or object intended
to be attained or affected.
Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
Conjecture; guess.
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