aim

1. (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting itExamples: "He aimed at the target, but the arrow flew straight over it."; "He aimed the gun at him and he held his hands up in surrender."

2. (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitiveExamples: "to aim at a pass"; "to aim to do well in life"; "The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed."

3. (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an objectExamples: "to aim an arrow at the deer"; "She aimed a punch at her ex-boyfriend."

4. (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or groupExamples: "to aim a satirical comment at Communists in general"

5. (intransitive, obsolete) To guess or conjecture.Examples: "But, good my lord, do it so cunningly / That my discovery be not aimed at;"

1. (ESA, space science) Initialism of Asteroid Impact Mission.

2. (Internet, historical, 1997–2017) Initialism of AOL Instant Messenger.

3. (NASA, space science) Initialism of Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, a NASA satellite.

4. (UK, finance) AIM, the secondary stock market of the London Stock Exchange; formerly an initialism of Alternative Investment Market.

1. (US, military) Acronym of air intercept missile.