Real Dictionary

aim
The aim of something that you do is the purpose for which you do it or the result that it is intended to achieve.
passive verb: If an action or plan is aimed at achieving something, it is intended or planned to achieve it.
verb: If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.

aim in American English
to point (a weapon) or direct (a blow, remark, etc.) so as to hit
intransitive verb: to point or direct a gun, punch, etc., toward
noun: American Indian Movement
noun: the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target
transitive verb: to position or direct (a firearm, ball, arrow, rocket, etc.) so that, on firing or release, the discharged projectile will hit a target or travel along a certain path

aim in British English
abbreviation for: (in Britain) Alternative Investment Market
noun: the action of directing something at an object
verb: to point (a weapon, missile, etc) or direct (a blow) at a particular person or object; level