take aim

1. 1.

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

   “Please don't aim at your little brother!”

   “He trained his gun on the burglar”

   “Don't train your camera on the women”

   “Take a swipe at one's opponent”

   Synonymsaimtaketraindirect

   Broaderposition

   Narrowertargetdraw a bead onholdturnswingchargelevelsight

Questions about take aim

What does take aim mean?

take aim means "point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards".

What is another word for take aim?

Close synonyms include aim, take, train, direct. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take aim a common word?

take aim is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.