1. an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
2. any object used for this purpose.
3. anything fired at.
4. a goal to be reached.
5. an object of abuse, scorn, derision, etc.; butt.
6. the portion of a fencer's body where a touch can be scored.
7. a disk-shaped signal, as at a railroad switch, indicating the position of a switch.
8. Surveying.
• the sliding sight on a leveling rod.
• any marker on which sights are taken.
9. a small shield, usually round, carried by a foot soldier; buckler.

10. that is or may be a target or goal: The target group consisted of college graduates who earned more than $50,000 a year.

11. to use, set up, or designate as a target or goal.
12. to direct toward a target: The new warheads can be targeted with great precision.
13. to make a target of (an object, person, city, etc.) for attack or bombardment.

14. to establish or use as a target or goal: The club is targeting on September for the move to larger quarters.

15. on target,
• properly aimed or on the right course toward a target.
• accurate, correct, or valid: Their description of the event was on target.
• filling or meeting a requirement or expectations: The amount of supplies we took was right on target.

• an object or area at which an archer or marksman aims, usually a round flat surface marked with concentric rings
• (as modifier)
• any point or area aimed at; the object of an attack or a takeover bid
• (as modifier)
3. a fixed goal or objective
4. a person or thing at which an action or remark is directed or the object of a person's feelings
5. a joint of lamb consisting of the breast and neck
6. a marker on which sights are taken, such as the sliding marker on a levelling staff
7. (formerly) a small round shield
8. physics electronics
• a substance, object, or system subjected to bombardment by electrons or other particles, or to irradiation
• an electrode in a television camera tube whose surface, on which image information is stored, is scanned by the electron beam
9. an object to be detected by the reflection of a radar or sonar signal, etc
10. on the correct course to meet a target or objective

11. to make a target of
12. to direct or aim

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