Usually means: Aim to achieve or reach.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. shoot for: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. shoot for: Merriam-Webster
  3. shoot for: Vocabulary.com
  4. shoot for: Dictionary.com
  5. shoot for: Rhymezone
  6. shoot for: FreeDictionary.org
  7. shoot for: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. shoot for: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. shoot for: Encyclopedia

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  1. shoot for: Idioms

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verb:  have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


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