ALL meanings of objecting
ob·ject
O o - noun objecting anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form. 1
- noun objecting a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation. 1
- noun objecting the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal; purpose: Profit is the object of business. 1
- noun objecting a person or thing with reference to the impression made on the mind or the feeling or emotion elicited in an observer: an object of curiosity and pity. 1
- noun objecting anything that may be apprehended intellectually: objects of thought. 1
- noun objecting Optics. the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image. 1
- noun objecting Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute representing by its syntactical position either the goal of the action of a verb or the goal of a preposition in a prepositional phrase, as ball in John hit the ball, Venice in He came to Venice, coin and her in He gave her a coin. Compare direct object, indirect object. 1
- noun objecting Digital Technology. any item that can be individually selected or manipulated, as a picture, data file, or piece of text. in object-oriented programming, a self-contained entity that consists of both data and operations to manipulate the data. 1
- noun objecting Metaphysics. something toward which a cognitive act is directed. 1
- verb without object objecting to offer a reason or argument in opposition. 1
- verb without object objecting to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse. 1
- verb without object objecting to refuse or attempt to refuse to permit some action, speech, etc. 1
- verb with object objecting to state, claim, or cite in opposition; put forward in objection, disagreement, or disapproval: Some people objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade. 1
- verb with object objecting Archaic. to bring forward or adduce in opposition. 1
- noun objecting Present participle of object. 1