shoot
shoot/SHo͞ot/
verb
- kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow."he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery"synonyms: gun down, shoot down, mow down, hit, wound, injure, cut down, bring down, put a bullet in, pick off, bag, fell, kill, execute, put before a firing squad, pot, blast, pump full of lead, plug, zap, slay
- move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction."the car shot forward"synonyms: race, hurry, hasten, flash, dash, dart, rush, speed, hurtle, streak, really move, spank along, whirl, whiz, go like lightning, go hell for leather, whoosh, buzz, zoom, swoop, blast, charge, stampede, gallop, chase, career, bustle, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter, belt, scoot, scorch, tear, zap, zip, whip (along), get cracking, get a move on, step on it, burn rubber, go like a bat out of hell, bomb, bucket, shift, put one's foot down, clip, boogie, hightail, barrel, lay rubber, fleet, post, hie, drag/tear/haul ass
- (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal."Williams twice shot wide"
- film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.)."she has just been commissioned to shoot a video"synonyms: film, photograph, take/get a photograph/photo of, take/get photographs of, take/get a picture of, take/get pictures of, take someone's picture/photo, take/get a snapshot/snap of, take, snap, make a film of, televise, video
- (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate."some years one or other plant fails to shoot"
- inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug)."he shot dope into his arm"
- plane (the edge of a board) accurately."I shot the longer edge down on the planer"
noun
- 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"synonyms: sprout, offshoot, scion, sucker, bud, spear, runner, tendril, sprig, cutting, stolon, flagellum, bine, ratoon
- an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport."a grouse shoot"
- an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made."a photo shoot"
- variant spelling of chute1.
- a rapid in a stream."follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater"
exclamation
used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
"shoot, it was a great day to be alive"
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verb ; b · to move ahead by force of momentum ; c · to stream out suddenly : spurt ; d · to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light.
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verb phrase · to grow rapidly or suddenly. Informal. to damage or harass by reckless shooting: cowboys shooting up the town. · to cause to fall by hitting with ...
to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball toward the goal:.
(professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, ...
give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.
shoot in American English · 1. a. to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. · 2. to pour, empty out, or dump, as down a chute · 3. a. to throw or hurl out or forth.