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Shoot — synonyms, definition

1. shoot (Noun)

38 synonyms
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2 definitions

shoot (Noun) — A new branch.

shoot (Noun) — The act of shooting at targets. ex. "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

3 types of
shooting shot sprout
6 types
clay pigeon shooting skeet skeet shooting sucker tiller trapshooting

2. shoot (Verb)

75 synonyms
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20 definitions

shoot (Verb) — Strike with a missile from a weapon.

shoot (Verb) — Kill by firing a missile.

shoot (Verb) — Fire a shot. ex. "the gunman shot away"

shoot (Verb) — (movie) make a film or photograph of something. ex. "shoot a movie"

shoot (Verb) — Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly. ex. "shoot a glance"

shoot (Verb) — Run or move very quickly or hastily. ex. "She shot into the yard"

shoot (Verb) — Move quickly and violently. ex. "The car shot down the street"

shoot (Verb) — Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective. ex. "shoot craps" ex. "shoot a golf ball"

shoot (Verb) — (photography) take a photograph. ex. "I shot the scene of the accident"

shoot (Verb) — Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully. ex. "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

shoot (Verb) — Cause a sharp and sudden pain in. ex. "The pain shot up her leg"

shoot (Verb) — Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.

shoot (Verb) — Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colours. ex. "shoot cloth"

shoot (Verb) — Throw dice, as in a crap game.

shoot (Verb) — Spend frivolously and unwisely.

shoot (Verb) — (sport) score. ex. "shoot a basket" ex. "shoot a goal"

shoot (Verb) — Utter fast and forcefully. ex. "She shot back an answer"

shoot (Verb) — Measure the altitude of by using a sextant. ex. "shoot a star"

shoot (Verb) — Produce buds, branches, or germinate.

shoot (Verb) — (medicine) give an injection to. ex. "We shot the glucose into the patient's vein"

58 types of
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34 types
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1 see also
shoot up

3. shoot (Interjection)

1 definition

shoot (Interjection) — Exclamation of annoyance.