Definition of shoot
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noun (n)
a new branch (noun.plant)
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the act of shooting at targets (noun.act)
Example: They hold a shoot every weekend during the summer.
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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)
hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
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kill by firing a missile (verb.social)
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fire a shot (verb.competition)
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make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
Example: Shoot a movie.
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send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly (verb.motion)
Example: Shoot a glance.
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run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
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move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
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throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact)
Example: Shoot craps.
Shoot a golf ball.
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record on photographic film (verb.communication)
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emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully (verb.weather)
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cause a sharp and sudden pain in (verb.perception)
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force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing (verb.contact)
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variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors (verb.contact)
Example: Shoot cloth.
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throw dice, as in a crap game (verb.contact)
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spend frivolously and unwisely (verb.consumption)
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score (verb.competition)
Example: Shoot a basket.
Shoot a goal.
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utter fast and forcefully (verb.communication)
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measure the altitude of by using a sextant (verb.cognition)
Example: Shoot a star.
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produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
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give an injection to (verb.body)
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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
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