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shoot

/ shoot /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of shooting at targets

"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

Type of:

shooting shot

Kinds of:

skeet skeet shooting trapshooting

Derived:

hit pip

verb Sense 2

kill by firing a missile

Type of:

kill

Kinds of:

flight pick off

Derived:

shot shooter gunman gunslinger hired gun

Verb group:

hit pip

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

cause a sharp and sudden pain in

"The pain shot up her leg"

Type of:

ache smart hurt

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

verb Sense 4

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

"shoot a glance"

Type of:

project cast contrive

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 5

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

"shoot craps"

"shoot a golf ball"

Type of:

hit

Kinds of:

dunk break chip carom birdie

Derived:

shooter taw

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 6

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

"shoot cloth"

Type of:

weave interweave

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 7

throw dice, as in a crap game

Type of:

throw

Derived:

shooter crap-shooter

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 8

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

"The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

Type of:

emit give out give off

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 9

hit with a missile from a weapon

Type of:

injure wound

Kinds of:

gun down grass kneecap

Derived:

hit hitting striking shot shooter

Verb group:

pip strike hit

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 10

fire a shot

Type of:

fire discharge

Kinds of:

blaze away blaze overshoot sharpshoot snipe

Derived:

shot shooter shooting

Verb group:

hit pip

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 11

score

"shoot a basket"

"shoot a goal"

Type of:

score hit tally

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Domain:

sport athletics

noun Sense 12

a new branch

Type of:

sprout

Kinds of:

sucker tiller

Derived:

spud germinate pullulate bourgeon burgeon forth

verb Sense 13

utter fast and forcefully

"She shot back an answer"

Type of:

utter emit let out

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 14

produce buds, branches, or germinate

"the potatoes sprouted"

Type of:

grow

Derived:

sprout germination sprouting pullulation gemmation

Verb group:

germinate

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

verb Sense 15

measure the altitude of by using a sextant

"shoot a star"

Type of:

measure mensurate measure out

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 16

give an injection to

"We injected the glucose into the patient''s vein"

Type of:

administer dispense

Kinds of:

infuse immunize immunise inoculate vaccinate

Derived:

injection shot injectant

Verb group:

inject

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Domain:

medicine practice of medicine

verb Sense 17

move quickly and violently

"The car tore down the street"

"He came charging into my office"

Type of:

rush hotfoot hasten

Kinds of:

rip

Verb group:

dart dash scoot scud flash

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shooting shot skeet skeet shooting trapshooting kill flight pick off ache smart hurt project