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Shoot

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Noun

1. shoot

a new branch

2. shoot

the act of shooting at targets

Example Sentences:
'they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer'

Verb

3. hit, pip, shoot

hit with a missile from a weapon

4. pip, shoot

kill by firing a missile

5. blast, shoot

fire a shot

Example Sentences:
'the gunman blasted away'

6. film, shoot, take

make a film or photograph of something

Example Sentences:
'take a scene'
'shoot a movie'

7. shoot

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

Example Sentences:
'shoot a glance'

8. dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot

run or move very quickly or hastily

Example Sentences:
'She dashed into the yard'

9. buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

move quickly and violently

Example Sentences:
'The car tore down the street'
'He came charging into my office'

10. shoot

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

Example Sentences:
'shoot craps'
'shoot a golf ball'

11. photograph, shoot, snap

record on photographic film

Example Sentences:
'I photographed the scene of the accident'
'She snapped a picture of the President'

12. shoot

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

Example Sentences:
'The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth'

13. shoot

cause a sharp and sudden pain in

Example Sentences:
'The pain shot up her leg'

14. inject, shoot

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

Example Sentences:
'inject hydrogen into the balloon'

15. shoot

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

Example Sentences:
'shoot cloth'

16. shoot

throw dice, as in a crap game

17. dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot

spend frivolously and unwisely

Example Sentences:
'Fritter away one's inheritance'

18. shoot

score

Example Sentences:
'shoot a basket'
'shoot a goal'

19. shoot

utter fast and forcefully

Example Sentences:
'She shot back an answer'

20. shoot

measure the altitude of by using a sextant

Example Sentences:
'shoot a star'

21. bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud

produce buds, branches, or germinate

Example Sentences:
'the potatoes sprouted'

22. inject, shoot

give an injection to

Example Sentences:
'We injected the glucose into the patient's vein'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shoot

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verbWord forms: shoots, shooting or shot
1. (transitive)
to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon
2. 
to discharge (a missile or missiles) from a weapon
3. 
to fire (a weapon) or (of a weapon) to be fired
4. 
to send out or be sent out as if from a weapon
he shot questions at her
5. (intransitive)
to move very rapidly; dart
6. (transitive)
to slide or push into or out of a fastening
to shoot a bolt
7. 
to emit (a ray of light) or (of a ray of light) to be emitted
8. (transitive)
to go or pass quickly over or through
to shoot rapids
9. (intransitive)
to hunt game with a gun for sport
10. (transitive)
to pass over (an area) in hunting game
11. 
to extend or cause to extend; project
12. (transitive)
to discharge down or as if down a chute
13. (intransitive)
(of a plant) to produce buds, branches, etc
14. (intransitive)
(of a seed) to germinate
15. 
to photograph or record (a sequence, subject, etc)
16. (tr; usually passive)
to variegate or streak, as with colour
17. sport
to hit or propel (the ball, etc) towards the goal
18. (transitive) sport, mainly US and Canadian
to score (points, strokes, etc)
he shot 72 on the first round
19. (transitive)
to plane (a board) to produce a straight edge
20. (transitive) mining
to detonate
21. (transitive)
to measure the altitude of (a celestial body)
22. (often foll by up) slang
to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin)
23.  shoot a line
24.  shoot from the hip
25.  shoot one's bolt
26.  shoot oneself in the foot
27.  shoot one's mouth off
28.  shoot the breeze
noun
29. 
the act of shooting
30. 
the action or motion of something that is shot
31. 
the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed
32. 
any new growth of a plant, such as a bud, young branch, etc
33. mainly British
a meeting or party organized for hunting game with guns
34. 
an area or series of coverts and woods where game can be hunted with guns
35. 
a steep descent in a stream; rapid
36. informal
a photographic assignment
37. geology, mining
a narrow workable vein of ore
38. obsolete
the reach of a shot
39.  the whole shoot
exclamation
40. US and Canadian informal
an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Shoot

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verb transitiveWord forms: shot or ˈshooting
1. 
a. 
to move swiftly over, by, across, etc.
to shoot the rapids in a canoe
b. 
to make move with great speed or sudden force
to shoot an elevator upward
2. 
to pour, empty out, or dump, as down a chute
3. 
a. 
to throw or hurl out or forth
volcanoes shooting molten rock into the air
b. 
to cast (an anchor, fish net, etc.)
c.  US
to throw away or spoil (an opportunity, chance, etc.)
d.  Informal
to use up or waste (time, money, etc.)
4. 
to slide (a door bolt) into or out of its fastening
5. 
a. 
to variegate, streak, fleck, etc. (with another color or substance)
a blue sky shot with white clouds
b. 
to vary (with something different)
a story shot with humor
6. 
a. 
to thrust out suddenly
snakes shooting out their tongues
b. 
to put forth (a branch, leaves, etc.)
7. 
a. 
to send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
b. 
to discharge or emit (rays) with force
8. 
to send forth (a question, reply, glance, fist, etc.) swiftly, suddenly, or with force or feeling
9. 
a. 
to discharge or fire (a gun, bow, charge of explosive, etc.)
b. 
to hit, wound, kill, or destroy with a bullet, arrow, etc.
c. 
to make by firing a bullet
to shoot a hole in a door
10. 
to hunt game in or on (a tract of land)
11. 
to take the altitude of (a star) with a transit, sextant, etc.
12. 
a. 
to take a picture of with a camera; photograph; film
b. 
to photograph
see also film (sense 5) film (sense 5a)
13. 
to inject (a narcotic drug, etc.) intravenously
14. 
to plane (the edge of a board) straight
15.  US, Slang
to send, hand, or give in a swift or hasty way
16.  Games and Sport
a. 
to hit, kick, throw, drive, or propel (a ball, marble, etc.) toward the objective
b.  US
to roll (dice)
c. 
to make or score (a goal, points, total strokes, etc.)
d. 
to play (golf, pool, craps, etc.)
e. 
to make (a specified bet), as in craps
verb intransitive
17. 
a. 
to move swiftly; rush; dart
a cat shot out of the room
b. 
to spurt or gush
water shot from the hose
18. 
to be felt suddenly and keenly
pain shot through his arm
19. 
to grow or sprout, esp. rapidly
20. 
to jut out; project
21. 
to send forth a missile or projectile; discharge bullets, arrows, etc.; go off; fire
22. 
a. 
to use guns, bows and arrows, etc., as in hunting
b. 
to have skill in using a gun, etc.
23.  US
a. 
to photograph a scene or subject
b. 
to start the cameras working in photographing a scene or film (sense 5) film (sense 5a)
24.  Sport
a. 
to propel a ball, etc. toward the objective
b. 
to roll dice
noun
25. 
a. 
the act of shooting
b. 
a shooting trip, party, or contest
a turkey shoot
c. 
a round of shots in a shooting contest
26. 
the action of growing or sprouting
27. 
a new growth; sprout or twig
28. 
action or motion like that of something shot, as of water from a hose
29. 
the launching of a rocket, guided missile, etc.
30.  US
a sloping trough or channel; chute
31. 
a body of ore in a vein, usually elongated and vertical or steeply inclined
32. 
a twinge or spasm of pain
33. 
a period of photographing or filming, esp. away from the studio
a fashion shoot, a three-month shoot in Rome
interjection Slang
34.  US
used to express anger, disgust, disappointment, etc.
35. 
used to tell a person to begin talking
OK, now I'm ready—shoot!

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shoot

see synonyms of shoot
v. shot (shŏt), shoot·ing, shoots
v.tr.
1.
a. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.
b. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window.
c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.
2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon.
3.
a. To discharge (a weapon).
b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker.
4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe.
5. To throw out or release (a fishing line, for example).
6.
a. To send forth suddenly, intensely, or swiftly: The burning building shot sparks onto the adjacent roof. He shot an angry look at me.
b. To emit (a ray or rays of light or another form of energy).
c. To utter (sounds or words) forcefully, rapidly, or suddenly: She shot a retort to the insult.
d. Slang To give, send, or hand quickly: Shoot me that stapler.
7. Informal To spend, use up, or waste: They shot their savings on a new boat.
8. To pass over or through swiftly: shooting the rapids.
9. To cover (country) in hunting for game.
10. To record on film or video using a movie camera: shot the scene in one take.
11. To cause to project or protrude; extend: shot out her arm to prevent the bottle from falling.
12. To begin to grow or produce; put forth.
13. To pour, empty out, or discharge down or as if down a chute: shot gravel into the hole.
14. Sports & Games
a. To throw or propel (a ball, marble, or other projectile in a game) in a specific direction or toward the objective.
b. To accomplish (the objective) of a game involving a projectile; score (a point, basket, or goal).
c. To play (a game involving projectiles, such as golf or pool).
d. To attain (a given score) in golf.
e. To play (a game involving dice, especially craps).
f. To throw (the dice or a given score) in craps.
15. To slide (the bolt of a lock) into or out of its fastening.
16. To plane (the edge of a board) straight.
17. To variegate (colored cloth) by interweaving weft threads of a different color.
18. To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument: shot the star.
v.intr.
1. To discharge a missile from a weapon.
2. To discharge or fire; go off.
3.
a. To gush or spurt: Water shot out of the geyser.
b. To appear suddenly: The sun shot through a break in the clouds.
4. To move swiftly; dart.
5. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body: Pain shot through my lower leg.
6. To protrude; project: The headland shoots far out into the sea.
7. To engage in hunting or the firing of weapons, especially for sport: is shooting in Scotland during the fall.
8. To put forth new growth; germinate.
9.
a. To take pictures.
b. To film a scene in a movie.
10. Sports & Games To propel a ball or other object toward the goal or in a specific direction or manner.
11. Games To throw dice.
12. Slang To begin talking. Often used in the imperative: I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!
13. To slide into or out of a fastening. Used of the bolt of a lock.
n.
1. The motion or movement of something that is propelled, driven, or discharged.
2.
a. The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout.
b. A young leaf, flower, or other new growth on a plant.
c. The aboveground part of a vascular plant.
3. A narrow, swift, or turbulent section of a stream.
4.
a. The act of discharging a weapon or letting fly a missile.
b. Informal The launching of a rocket or similar missile.
5.
a. An organized shooting activity, such as a skeet tournament or hunt.
b. A round of shots in a contest with firearms.
6. A session in which something is photographed, filmed, or videotaped.
7. The distance a shot travels; the range.
8. A sharp twinge or spasm of pain.
9. An inclined channel for moving something; a chute.
10. A body of ore in a vein.
interj.
Used to express surprise, mild annoyance, or disappointment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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