To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality.
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To shoot over or beyond.
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A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation o…
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Aspiring.
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Aspiring.
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The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
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The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
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One who aspires.
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One who aspires.
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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 f…
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