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   shoot

   /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 gun downshoot downmow downhitwoundinjurecut downbring downput a bullet inpick offbagfellkillexecuteput before a firing squadinformal:potblastpump full of leadplugzapliterary:slay
   • ▪ fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow: "he shot at me twice" Similar fire (at/on)open fire (at/on)aim atsnipe atlet fly (at)blaze awaybombardshelldischargefirelaunchlet offloose offlet flysend forthemit
   • ▪ use a firearm with a specified degree of skill: "we shot well against Spain"
   • ▪ cause (a gun) to fire: "I learned to shoot a 9 mm pistol"
   • ▪ damage or remove (something) with a bullet or missile: "Guy, shoot their hats off"
   • ▪ hunt game with a gun: "we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn"
   • ▪ shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside): "at least 90 per cent of our hunting country is shot over"
   • ▪ shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc.): "this is the second time I have shot the estate this season"
   • 2. move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: "the car shot forward" Similar racehurryhastenflashdashdartrushspeedhurtlestreakreally movespank alongwhirlwhizzgo like lightninggo hell for leatherwhooshbuzzzoomswoopblastchargestampedegallopchasecareerbustlesweephareflywingscurryscudscutterinformal:beltscootscorchtearzapzipwhip (along)get crackingget a move onstep on itburn rubbergo like a bat out of hellbombbucketshiftput one's foot downclipboogiehightailbarrellay rubberliterary:fleetvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assarchaic:posthie
   • ▪ cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: "he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him"
   • ▪ direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone: "Luke shot her a quick glance"
   • ▪ used to invite a comment or question: "‘May I just ask you one more question?’ ‘Shoot.’"
   • ▪ (of a pain) move with a sharp stabbing sensation: "Claudia felt a pain shoot through her chest"
   • ▪ extend sharply in a particular direction: "a road that seemed to just shoot upwards at a terrifying angle"
   • ▪ move (a bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door: "she shot the bolt on the bathroom door"
   • ▪ (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge): "those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids"
   • ▪ (of a motor vehicle) pass (a traffic light at red): informal "drivers could lose their licences for shooting too many red lights"
   • ▪ (of a ball) dart along the ground after pitching: "a ball pitching on that spot would sometimes shoot"
   • 3. (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal: "Williams twice shot wide"
   • ▪ make (a specified score) for a round of golf: informal "in the second round he shot a 65"
   • ▪ play a game of (pool or dice): informal North American "although we never shot dice, my friends and I played every variation of poker"
   • 4. film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.): "she has just been commissioned to shoot a video" Similar filmphotographtake/get a photograph/photo oftake/get photographs oftake/get a picture oftake/get pictures oftake someone's picture/phototake/get a snapshot/snap oftakesnapcapture/record on film/celluloidmake a film oftelevisevideo
   • 5. (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate: "some years one or other plant fails to shoot"
   • ▪ (of a bud or shoot) appear; sprout: "they move up into the stem where they induce buds to shoot" Similar sproutput forth shootsput forth budsbudburgeongerminatetechnical:pullulate
   • 6. inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug): informal "he shot dope into his arm"
   • 7. plane (the edge of a board) accurately: "I shot the longer edge down on the planer"

   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"
   • ▪ an area of land used for shooting game: British "we rented a rough shoot of about a thousand acres"
   • ▪ a shooting match: "activities include a weekly rifle shoot"
   • 3. an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made: "a photo shoot"
   • 4. variant spelling of chute
   • 5. a rapid in a stream: "follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater"

   exclamation

   • 1. used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: informal North American "shoot, it was a great day to be alive"

   Word Origin Old Englishscēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schieten and German schiessen, also to sheet1, shot1, and shut.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shootable adjective

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