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means A thing that can be seen or touched, or a goal you're aiming for — or, as a verb, your formal way of saying 'no, absolutely not' to something.

from From Latin obicere, 'to throw in the way, to oppose' — built from ob- ('against, toward') plus iacere ('to throw'). So an object was originally something 'thrown before' you, placed in your path — which explains both the noun (a thing standing there in front of you) and the verb (to throw your objection in someone's way).