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1.nounA butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile."Take careful aim at the target."
2.nounA goal or objective."They have a target to finish the project by November."
3.nounA kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
4.nounA shield resembling the Roman scutum, larger than the modern buckler.
5.nounA bearing representing a buckler.
6.nounThe pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark."He made a good target."
7.nounThe sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
8.nounA conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
9.nounThe number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
10.nounThe tenor of a metaphor.
11.nounThe translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs."Do you charge by source or target?"
12.nounA person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
13.nounA thin cut; a slice; specifically, of lamb, a piece consisting of the neck and breast joints.
14.nounA tassel or pendant.
15.nounA shred; a tatter.
16.verbTo aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).
17.verbTo aim for as an audience or demographic."The advertising campaign targeted older women."
18.verbTo produce code suitable for."This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors."