TAKE AIM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does take aim mean? 

• TAKE AIM (verb)
  The verb TAKE AIM has 1 sense:

1. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

  Familiarity information: TAKE AIM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAKE AIM (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

aim; direct; take; take aim; train

Context example:

Take a swipe at one's opponent

Hypernyms (to "take aim" is one way to...):

position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take aim"):

aim; direct; place; point; target (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal)

draw a bead on (aim with a gun)

hold (aim, point, or direct)

turn (direct at someone)

swing (hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement)

charge; level; point (direct into a position for use)

level (aim at)

sight (take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

“How is a man to take aim with these fool's toys, and how can he hope to do scath with them?”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)