ALL meanings of misaim
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M m - verb with object misaim 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. 1
- verb with object misaim to intend or direct for a particular effect or purpose: to aim a satire at snobbery. 1
- verb without object misaim to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward: He aimed at the target but missed it. 1
- verb without object misaim to strive; try (usually followed by to or at): We aim to please. They aim at saving something every month. 1
- verb without object misaim to intend: She aims to go tomorrow. 1
- verb without object misaim to direct efforts, as toward an object: The satire aimed at modern greed. 1
- verb without object misaim Obsolete. to estimate; guess. 1
- noun misaim the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target. 1
- noun misaim the direction in which a weapon or missile is pointed; the line of sighting: within the cannon's aim. 1
- noun misaim the point intended to be hit; thing or person aimed at: to miss one's aim. 1
- noun misaim something intended or desired to be attained by one's efforts; purpose: whatever his aim in life may be. 1
- noun misaim Obsolete. conjecture; guess. 1
- idioms misaim take aim, to sight a target: to take aim and fire. 1
- noun misaim (ambitransitive) To aim incorrectly. 1
- verb misaim to aim badly 0