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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Command \Com*mand"\, n.
     1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an
        injunction.
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              Awaiting what command their mighty chief


              Had to impose.                        --Milton.
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     2. The possession or exercise of authority.
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              Command and force may often create, but can never
              cure, an aversion.                    --Locke.
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     3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the
        forces under his command.
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     4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of
        position; scope of vision; survey.
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              The steepy stand
              Which overlooks the vale with wide command.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to
        have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has
        command of the bridge.
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              He assumed an absolute command over his readers.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post,
        or the whole territory under the authority or control of a
        particular officer.
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     {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and
        established meaning, used in directing the movements of
        soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc.
  
     Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion;
          sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest.
          See {Direction}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aim \Aim\, v. t.
     To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to
     direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or
     against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist
     or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at
     some person or vice).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aim \Aim\, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See {Aim}, v.
     i.]
     1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow,
        in the line of direction with the object intended to be
        struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a
        spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular
        point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
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              Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. --Milton.
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     2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be
        attained or affected.
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              To be the aim of every dangerous shot. --Shak.
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     3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
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              How oft ambitious aims are crossed!   --Pope.
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     4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.]
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              What you would work me to, I have some aim. --Shak.
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     {To cry aim} (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     Syn: End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention;
          scheme; tendency; aspiration.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aim \Aim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate,
     to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or
     perh. fr. OF. aesmer; ? (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.]
     1. To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which
        propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the
        intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
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     2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the
        accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;
        -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at
        distinction; to aim to do well.
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              Aim'st thou at princes?               --Pope.
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     3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aim
       n 1: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your
            planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new
            translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was
            created with the conscious aim of answering immediate
            needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [syn: {purpose},
             {intent}, {intention}, {design}]
       2: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to
          be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see
          her children" [syn: {object}, {objective}, {target}]
       3: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim
          and fired"
       4: the direction or path along which something moves or along
          which it lies [syn: {bearing}, {heading}]
       v 1: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as
            photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little
            brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't
            train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's
            opponent" [syn: {take}, {train}, {take aim}, {direct}]
       2: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" [syn: {purpose},
           {purport}, {propose}]
       3: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
          driving at?" [syn: {drive}, {get}]
       4: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a
          certain public [syn: {calculate}, {direct}]
       5: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed
          his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism
          directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards
          others, not towards yourself" [syn: {target}, {place}, {direct},
           {point}]
       6: direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to
          aim a pun"
       7: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: {draw a bead on},
           {aspire}, {shoot for}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  184 Moby Thesaurus words for "aim":
     address, affectation, aim at, ambition, angle, animus, aspiration,
     aspire, aspire after, aspire to, atmosphere, attempt, aura,
     azimuth, be after, be determined, bear, bearing, bend, bent, butt,
     by-end, by-purpose, cast, character, choose, complacency,
     concentrate, contemplate, counsel, course, covet, crave, current,
     descant, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, destination,
     destine, determination, determine, diapason, direct, direction,
     direction line, directionize, dispose, drift, drive at, effect,
     end, end in view, endeavor, essay, expect, feel, feeling,
     final cause, fix, fix on, fixed purpose, focus, function, game, go,
     go for, goal, harbor a design, have every intention, have in view,
     head, heading, helmsmanship, hold a heading, hold on, idea, idol,
     inclination, incline, intend, intendment, intent, intention, labor,
     lay, lead, level, level at, lie, line, line of direction,
     line of march, loftiness, lugs, mannerism, mark, mean, meaning,
     measure, melodia, melody, mind, mood, motive, navigation, nisus,
     object, object in mind, objective, orientation, ostentation, pant,
     piloting, plan, point, point at, point to, present,
     pretentiousness, prey, project, property, proposal, propose,
     prospectus, purport, purpose, pursuit, quality, quarry, quarter,
     quintain, range, reason for being, resolution, resolve, run, sake,
     seek, self-importance, semblance, set, show, sight on, steer,
     steerage, steering, strain, strive, striving, struggle, study,
     sweat, sweat blood, take aim, target, teleology, tend, tend to go,
     tendency, tenor, think, track, train, train upon, trend, try, tune,
     turn, turn upon, ultimate aim, urge, vainglory, vanity, verge,
     view, want, warble, way, will, wish, yearn for
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       Advanced Invar Mask (Display, ViewSonic)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       Alternate Input Method (OS/2)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       Apple, IBM, Motorola [consortium] (Apple, IBM, Motorola, org.)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       AOL Instant Messenger [protocol] (AOL)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       Association of Imaging Manufacturers (org.)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       ATM / Ascend Inverse Multiplexing [protocol] (ATM)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  AIM
       Automatic Interface Management (Brother)
       
       

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  AIM, n.  The task we set our wishes to.
  
      "Cheer up!  Have you no aim in life?"
          She tenderly inquired.
      "An aim?  Well, no, I haven't, wife;
          The fact is -- I have fired."
                                                                    G.J.
  
  

















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