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noun(tar-get)a mark to shoot at
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noun(tar-get)a target marked by shots fired at it
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noun(tar-get)something or someone fired at or marked for attack
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verb(tar-get)to make a target of; especially : to set as a goal
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verb(tar-get)to direct or use toward a target
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noun(tar-get)the date set for an event or for the completion of a project, goal, or quota
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noun(tar-get)a language into which another language is to be translated
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noun(tar-get)a language other than one's native language that is being learned
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noun(tar-get)a letter from a U.S. attorney stating that the person to whom the letter is sent is a target in a federal grand jury investigation
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adjective(tar-get)exactly appropriate : accurate
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idiom(tar-get)to hit the target for which something was intended
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noun(tar-get)someone who is more likely than most other people to be affected by something (such as a disease)
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noun(tar-get)a target that can be attacked easily because it does not have military defenses —often used figuratively
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idiom(tar-get)to hit a target that was aimed for —often used figuratively