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1 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) miða (á)2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) stefna (að), áætla2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) mið2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) takmark•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
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2 urge
[ə:‹] 1. verb1) (to try to persuade or request earnestly (someone to do something): He urged her to drive carefully; `Come with me,' he urged.) hvetja2) (to try to convince a person of (eg the importance of, or necessity for, some action): He urged (on them) the necessity for speed.) brÿna fyrir e-m2. noun(a strong impulse or desire: I felt an urge to hit him.) löngun, hvöt- urge on -
3 shoot
[ʃu:t] 1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) skjóta2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) skjóta3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) senda (e-ð) leiftursnöggt4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) skjótast, þjóta, þeyta(st)5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) kvikmynda6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) skjóta (á mark)7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) skjóta; stunda skotveiðar2. noun(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) sproti- shoot down
- shoot rapids
- shoot up
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hit — [hit] vt. hit, hitting [ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base * keid , to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall] 1. to come against, usually with force; strike [the car hit the tree] 2. to give a blow to; strike;… … English World dictionary
hit-and-run — hit and runner, n. /hit n run /, adj., v., hit and ran, hit and running. adj. 1. guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, esp. a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a… … Universalium
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hit — hit1 [ hıt ] (past tense and past participle hit) verb *** ▸ 1 touch something with force ▸ 2 have bad effect on ▸ 3 when you realize something ▸ 4 reach place/state etc. ▸ 5 press switch etc. ▸ 6 achieve score in sport ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit — 1 /hIt/ verb past tense and past participle hitpresent participle hitting 1 TOUCH SB/STH HARD (T) to touch someone or something quickly and usually hard with your hand, a stick etc: hit sth with: Billy was hitting a tin can with a spoon. | hit sb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Hit and run (baseball) — A hit and run is a play in baseball in which the baserunners are in motion before the ball is hit and the batter attempts to make contact with the pitch. If the ball is unhittable, such as if it is thrown in the dirt or high above the batter s… … Wikipedia
hit out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms hit out : present tense I/you/we/they hit out he/she/it hits out present participle hitting out past tense hit out past participle hit out 1) to try to hit someone or something in an uncontrolled way hit out … English dictionary
hit out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hit out at someone, you try to hit them, although you may miss them. [mainly BRIT] [V P at n] I used to hit out at my husband and throw things at him... [V P] I had never punched anybody in my life but I hit out and gave… … English dictionary
hit\ ground — When singing (especially when singing in an octave already lower than one should), to try to hit a note beneath one s voice range and to produce a grinding, dissonant break in the melody before resuming the song once one can hit the notes again.… … Dictionary of american slang
hit\ ground — When singing (especially when singing in an octave already lower than one should), to try to hit a note beneath one s voice range and to produce a grinding, dissonant break in the melody before resuming the song once one can hit the notes again.… … Dictionary of american slang
