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Definition of Shoot
1. Noun. A new branch.
2. Verb. Hit with a missile from a weapon.
Exact synonyms: Hit, Pip
Generic synonyms: Injure, Wound
Related verbs: Hit, Strike, Blast, Pip
Specialized synonyms: Gun Down, Grass, Kneecap
Derivative terms: Hitting, Shooter
Generic synonyms: Injure, Wound
Related verbs: Hit, Strike, Blast, Pip
Specialized synonyms: Gun Down, Grass, Kneecap
Derivative terms: Hitting, Shooter
3. Noun. The act of shooting at targets. "They hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
4. Verb. Kill by firing a missile. "They want to shoot the prisoners "
Exact synonyms: Pip
Related verbs: Hit, Pip
Generic synonyms: Kill
Specialized synonyms: Flight, Pick Off
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooter, Shooting
Related verbs: Hit, Pip
Generic synonyms: Kill
Specialized synonyms: Flight, Pick Off
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooter, Shooting
5. Verb. Fire a shot. ; "The gunman blasted away"
Exact synonyms: Blast
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Fire
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Blaze Away, Overshoot, Sharpshoot, Snipe, Fire, Open Fire, Gun, Pump
Related verbs: Hit, Pip
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooting
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Fire
Specialized synonyms: Blaze, Blaze Away, Overshoot, Sharpshoot, Snipe, Fire, Open Fire, Gun, Pump
Related verbs: Hit, Pip
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooting
6. Verb. Make a film or photograph of something. "Sam cannot shoot Sue "; "Shoot a movie"
Exact synonyms: Film, Take
Category relationships: Film, Flick, Motion Picture, Motion-picture Show, Movie, Moving Picture, Moving-picture Show, Pic, Picture, Picture Show
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Related verbs: Photograph, Snap
Specialized synonyms: Reshoot
Derivative terms: Film, Film, Film, Filming, Take
Category relationships: Film, Flick, Motion Picture, Motion-picture Show, Movie, Moving Picture, Moving-picture Show, Pic, Picture, Picture Show
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Related verbs: Photograph, Snap
Specialized synonyms: Reshoot
Derivative terms: Film, Film, Film, Filming, Take
7. Verb. Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly. "Shoot a glance"
8. Verb. Run or move very quickly or hastily. "She dashed into the yard"
Exact synonyms: Dart, Dash, Flash, Scoot, Scud
Specialized synonyms: Plunge
Related verbs: Buck, Charge, Shoot Down, Tear
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Dart, Dash, Dash, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter
Also: Flash Back
Specialized synonyms: Plunge
Related verbs: Buck, Charge, Shoot Down, Tear
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Derivative terms: Dart, Dash, Dash, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter, Scooter
Also: Flash Back
9. Verb. Move quickly and violently. "He came charging into my office"
Exact synonyms: Buck, Charge, Shoot Down, Tear
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Related verbs: Dart, Dash, Flash, Scoot, Scud
Specialized synonyms: Rip
Also: Shoot Up
Generic synonyms: Belt Along, Bucket Along, Cannonball Along, Hasten, Hie, Hotfoot, Pelt Along, Race, Rush, Rush Along, Speed, Step On It
Related verbs: Dart, Dash, Flash, Scoot, Scud
Specialized synonyms: Rip
Also: Shoot Up
10. Verb. Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective. "Shoot a golf ball"
Generic synonyms: Hit
Specialized synonyms: Dunk, Break, Chip, Carom, Birdie, Double Birdie, Eagle, Double Bogey, Bogey, Knuckle
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooter
Specialized synonyms: Dunk, Break, Chip, Carom, Birdie, Double Birdie, Eagle, Double Bogey, Bogey, Knuckle
Derivative terms: Shooter, Shooter
11. Verb. Record on photographic film. "She snapped a picture of the President"
Exact synonyms: Photograph, Snap
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Related verbs: Film, Take
Specialized synonyms: Retake, X-ray
Derivative terms: Photograph, Photographer, Snap
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Enter, Put Down, Record
Related verbs: Film, Take
Specialized synonyms: Retake, X-ray
Derivative terms: Photograph, Photographer, Snap
12. Verb. Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully. "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
13. Verb. Cause a sharp and sudden pain in. "The pain shot up her leg"
14. Verb. Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing. "They shoot a chemical into the fruit"; "Inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Exact synonyms: Inject
Related verbs: Inject
Generic synonyms: Enclose, Inclose, Insert, Introduce, Put In, Stick In
Derivative terms: Injectable, Injection, Injector
Related verbs: Inject
Generic synonyms: Enclose, Inclose, Insert, Introduce, Put In, Stick In
Derivative terms: Injectable, Injection, Injector
15. Verb. Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors. "Shoot cloth"
16. Verb. Throw dice, as in a crap game.
17. Verb. Spend frivolously and unwisely. "Fritter away one's inheritance"
Exact synonyms: Dissipate, Fool, Fool Away, Fritter, Fritter Away, Frivol Away
Entails: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Generic synonyms: Consume, Squander, Ware, Waste
Derivative terms: Dissipation
Entails: Consume, Deplete, Eat, Eat Up, Exhaust, Run Through, Use Up, Wipe Out
Generic synonyms: Consume, Squander, Ware, Waste
Derivative terms: Dissipation
18. Verb. Score. "Shoot a goal"
19. Verb. Utter fast and forcefully. "She shot back an answer"
20. Verb. Measure the altitude of by using a sextant. "Shoot a star"
21. Verb. Produce buds, branches, or germinate. "The potatoes sprouted"
Exact synonyms: Bourgeon, Burgeon Forth, Germinate, Pullulate, Sprout, Spud
Generic synonyms: Grow
Related verbs: Germinate
Derivative terms: Germ, Germination, Pullulation, Sprout, Sprout, Sprouting
Generic synonyms: Grow
Related verbs: Germinate
Derivative terms: Germ, Germination, Pullulation, Sprout, Sprout, Sprouting
22. Verb. Give an injection to. "Did he shoot his foot? "; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
Exact synonyms: Inject
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Administer, Dispense
Specialized synonyms: Infuse, Immunise, Immunize, Inoculate, Vaccinate
Related verbs: Inject
Derivative terms: Injectable, Injectant, Injection
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Administer, Dispense
Specialized synonyms: Infuse, Immunise, Immunize, Inoculate, Vaccinate
Related verbs: Inject
Derivative terms: Injectable, Injectant, Injection
Definition of Shoot
1. n. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course.
2. v. t. To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.
3. v. i. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides.
4. n. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
Definition of Shoot
1. to hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon [v SHOT, SHOOTING, SHOOTS]
Medical Definition of Shoot
1. A young branch which sprouts from the main stock. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shoot
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