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take a bead on

take a bead on verb: to aim a gun at something.

Verb

take a bead on (third-person singular simple present takes a bead on, present participle taking a bead on, simple past took a bead on, past participle taken a bead on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To aim a gun at something.
    Synonyms:
    draw a bead on

Synonyms of take a bead on

Forms of take a bead on

third-person singular presenttakes a bead on
present participletaking a bead on
pasttook a bead on
past participletaken a bead on

Questions about take a bead on

What does take a bead on mean?
Take a bead on means to aim a gun at something.
What part of speech is take a bead on?
Take a bead on is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a bead on?
The past tense of take a bead on is took a bead on.

Words near take a bead on in the dictionary

  1. takbirs
  2. Takdah
  3. take
  4. take a back seat
  5. take a bath
  6. take a bead on
  7. take a beat
  8. take a Bex
  9. take a bite
  10. take a bite out of
  11. take a bow

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