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- Dictionaryshoot/ʃuːt/
verb
- 1. kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow: "he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery" Similar
- 2. move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: "the car shot forward" Similar
noun
- 1. a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant: "he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems"
- 2. an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport: "a grouse shoot"
exclamation
- 1. used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: informal North American "shoot, it was a great day to be alive"
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to fire a gun or other weapon, or to hit, injure, or kill someone or something by firing a gun or other weapon: [ I ] We’d take our bows and arrows and shoot at targets. [ T ] A long time ago the sergeant learned how to shoot a gun. [ T ] An unidentified man was shot yesterday afternoon.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shoot as a verb, noun, and interjection. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases of shoot.
If you shoot a look at someone, you look at them quickly and briefly, often in a way that expresses your feelings. Mary Ann shot him a rueful look. [ VERB noun noun ]
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb shoot, which can mean to discharge a weapon, to propel a ball, to photograph, or to grow. Find out the origin, pronunciation, and related expressions of shoot.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb shoot in different contexts, such as weapon, film, sports and idioms. Find out how to shoot a gun, a film, a goal or a look with examples and pictures.
to injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun at them: [ often passive ] He was robbed and then shot in the stomach. An innocent bystander was shot dead in the incident. Fewer examples. The officer commanded his men to shoot. Soldiers were given the authority to shoot, but only as a last resort.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word shoot as a noun in English. Find out the different meanings of shoot in plants, film, sport and more.
SHOOT meaning: 1 : to cause a bullet, arrow, etc., to move forward with great force from a weapon; 2 : to wound or kill (a person or animal) with a bullet, arrow, etc., that is shot from a weapon
verb. shooting, shoots, shot. To move swiftly over, by, across, etc. To shoot the rapids in a canoe. Webster's New World. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile. Shot out the window. American Heritage. To make move with great speed or sudden force. To shoot an elevator upward. Webster's New World. To grow or sprout, esp. rapidly.
