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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goalplay

Synonyms:

aim; aspire; draw a bead on; shoot for

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "shoot for" is one way to...):

be after; plan (have the will and intention to carry out some action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shoot for"):

overshoot (aim too high)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

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