1) Action target 2) It follows a transitive verb 
[n] - the object that receives the direct action of the verb
object of the verb noun the object that receives the direct action of the verb
In grammar, the noun phrase or pronoun on the receiving end of the action of a transitive verb (`He founded the movement`; `They caught colds`; `Don't blame me`). Such sentences as `John sent me a package` have both a direct object (...
a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed: in English, generally coming after the verb, without a preposition. In He saw it the pronoun it is the direct object of saw.
An item in a sentence which indicates the object or being which is immediately affected by the action of the verb, e.g. He bought the book; She kissed the boy.