shoot is the dictionary form of shoots Definition of shoot
shoot has definitions from the fields of botany,medicine,sport,photography,film,arms |
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[ verb ] (arms) kill by firing a missile
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[ verb ] (arms) fire a shot
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[ verb ] send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
Examples "shoot a glance" |
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[ verb ] move quickly and violently
Synonyms Examples "The car tore down the street" "He came charging into my office" |
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[ verb ] (photography) record on photographic film
Synonyms Examples "I photographed the scene of the accident" "She snapped a picture of the President" |
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[ verb ] (sport) throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
Examples "shoot craps" "shoot a golf ball" |
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[ verb ] emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Examples "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth." |
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[ verb ] spend frivolously and unwisely
Synonyms Examples "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
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[ verb ] (sport) score
Examples "shoot a basket" "shoot a goal" |
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[ verb ] variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
Examples "shoot cloth" |
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[ verb ] force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
Synonyms Examples "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
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[ noun ] (botany) a new branch
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[ verb ] measure the altitude of by using a sextant
Examples "shoot a star" |
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[ verb ] utter fast and forcefully
Examples "She shot back an answer" |
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[ verb ] cause a sharp and sudden pain in
Examples "The pain shot up her leg" |
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[ verb ] throw dice, as in a crap game
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[ verb ] (medicine) give an injection to
Synonyms Examples "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" |
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[ noun ] (arms) the act of shooting at targets
Examples "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" |
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