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vb. 1 (lb en intransitive) To position oneself and/or one's weapon so as to be aimed specifically at a chosen mark or target (''which is indicated after 'at''') 2 (lb en idiomatic) To direct criticism (towards).
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Take Aim (; Vybor Tzeli) is a 1974 two-part Soviet film directed by Igor Talankin.
Usage examples of "take aim".
I noticed some of the Blackshirts were already pausing to lift their weapons and take aim.
Juan Cordoba and his Matanza group had always been rabid revolutionaries in their own country, but now-fueled by drug money and Al Qaeda support-they had grown powerful enough to take aim at Andreas and the administration that was trying to stabilize the party in power.
Then he raised his arm, seeming not to take aim at all, and pulled the trigger.
Johnston swiveled to take aim a fraction of a second later, and then he froze still.
Unfortunately for the sec man who chose to fire, it took him too long to level his laser rifle and take aim.
There was a place where he had knelt to take aim, the spot where his knee had been and where his boot toe dug in was mighty close.