draw a bead on

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verb

1. aim with a gun
- The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit
• Hypernyms:
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
• Syn:
aspire, aim, shoot for
• Derivationally related forms:
aspirant (for: aspire), aspiration (for: aspire), aspirer (for: aspire)
• Hypernyms:
plan, be after
• Hyponyms:
overshoot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s something (for: shoot for)
- Somebody ----s something