Definition of Take aim

1. Verb. Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards. "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

Exact synonyms: Aim, Direct, Take, Train
Specialized synonyms: Aim, Direct, Place, Point, Target, Draw A Bead On, Hold, Turn, Swing, Charge, Level, Point, Level, Sight
Generic synonyms: Position
Derivative terms: Aim

Definition of Take aim

1. Verb. (intransitive) To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (''which is indicated after 'at''') ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To direct criticism (towards). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Take Aim

take a spin
take a stab at
take a stand
take a tumble
take a turn for the better
take a turn for the worse
take a whizz
take a wicket
take aback
take account
take action
take advantage
take after
take against
take aim (current term)
take apart
take arms
take away
take away from
take back
take by storm
take care
take care of
take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves
take chances
take charge
take command
take control
take courage

Literary usage of Take aim

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Naval and Military Technical Dictionary of the French Language: In Two by Robert Burn (1870)
"COUCHEE, va to slope, lay on, or flat ; — -.1 j'juf, to take aim ; present a musket. ... take aim ..."

2. Personal Efficiency by James Samuel Knox (1919)
"CHAPTER ONE To Win You Must take aim Limited Vision The great American need is for Means Limited a vision of a larger life and its pos- Possibilities ..."

3. Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary by James Curtis Hepburn (1881)
"... of ken in length. ing the duties of two different offices at the same time. KEN-TAI. To be humble. KEN-TÓ, n. Aim. —suru, to take aim at, to take sight. ..."

4. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"The method by which to avoid missing across- shot, whether it be flying or running, is LOI only to take aim before the object, but likewise ..."

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