English to English
shoot
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noun (n)
- a new branch(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- the act of shooting at targets(noun.act)Example:
They hold a shoot every weekend during the summer.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly(verb.motion)Example:
Shoot a glance.
source: wordnet30 - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective(verb.contact)Example:
Shoot craps.
Shoot a golf ball.
source: wordnet30 - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully(verb.weather)source: wordnet30
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in(verb.perception)source: wordnet30
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors(verb.contact)Example:
Shoot cloth.
source: wordnet30 - throw dice, as in a crap game(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- spend frivolously and unwisely(verb.consumption)source: wordnet30
- score(verb.competition)Example:
Shoot a basket.
Shoot a goal.
source: wordnet30 - utter fast and forcefully(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant(verb.cognition)Example:
Shoot a star.
source: wordnet30 - give an injection to(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913