strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition

intellectual aspirations.

a goal or objective desired

The presidency is the traditional aspiration of young American boys.

act of aspirating; breath.

Phonetics .

articulation accompanied by an audible puff of breath, as in the h -sound of how, or of when (hwen), or in the release of initial stops, as in the k -sound of key.

the use of an aspirate in pronunciation.

Medicine/Medical .

the act of removing a fluid, as pus or serum, from a cavity of the body, by a hollow needle or trocar connected with a suction syringe.

the act of inhaling fluid or a foreign body into the bronchi and lungs, often after vomiting.

noun

aim , ambition , ambitiousness , craving , desire , direction , dream , eagerness , endeavor , fire in the belly , hankering , inclination , longing , object , objective , passion , pursuit , push , right stuff * , urge , vocation , wish , work , yearning , emulation , ideal , goal , hope