<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path</li><li>to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery</li><li>(used without object) to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward: He aimed at the target but missed it</li><li>to strive; try (usually followed by to or at): We aim to please</li><li>to intend: She aims to go tomorrow</li><li>to direct efforts, as toward an object: The satire aimed at modern greed</li><li>Obsolete. to estimate; guess</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target</li><li>the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting: within the cannon's aim</li><li>the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at: to miss one's aim</li><li>Synonyms: objective, target</li><li>something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose: whatever his aim in life may be</li><li>Synonyms: design, intent, goal</li><li>Obsolete. conjecture; guess</li></ul>