Definitions for shootʃut

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

shootʃut(v.; n.)shot, shoot•ing

(v.t.)to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon.
to discharge (a weapon).
to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.) rapidly.
to fling; propel:
The volcano shot lava high into the air.
to direct suddenly or swiftly:
He shot a smile at his wife.
to move suddenly; send swiftly along.
to go over (country) in hunting game.
to pass rapidly through, over, down, etc.:
to shoot the rapids.
to emit (a ray or rays, as of light) suddenly, briefly, or intermittently.
to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another color.
to cause to extend or project (often fol. by out):
He shot out his arm.
to put forth (buds, branches, etc.).
Category: Botany
to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening.
Category: Building Trades
to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands.
to take the altitude of (a heavenly body).
Category: Surveying
to detonate; cause to explode.
to take a picture of; photograph or film.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like.
to be discharged, as a firearm.
to hunt with a gun for sport.
to move or pass suddenly or swiftly:
The car shot ahead and out of sight.
to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate.
Category: Botany
to take a photograph.
Category: Photography
to film or begin to film a scene or movie.
Category: Showbiz
to extend; jut:
a cape shooting out into the sea.
to propel a ball, puck, etc., toward a goal or in a particular way.
Category: Sport
to flow through the body:
Pain shot through his arm.
to carry by force of discharge or momentum:
The missile shot thousands of miles into space.
Informal. to begin to talk.
Category: Informal
shoot down, to cause to fall by hitting with a shot. to disparage, reject, or expose as false or inadequate.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Verb Phrase
shoot for or at, to attempt to obtain or accomplish.
Category: Verb Phrase
shoot up, to grow rapidly or suddenly. to damage or harass by reckless shooting. to wound by shooting. Slang. to inject a narcotic drug intravenously.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
a shooting expedition or contest.
Category: British
a growing or sprouting, as of a plant.
Category: Botany
a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant.
Category: Botany
a sprout that is not three feet high.
Category: Botany
a chute.
the launching of a missile.
Category: Rocketry
a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Showbiz, Informal, Photography
Rowing. the interval between strokes.
Category: Sport
a narrow vein of ore.
Category: Mining

Idioms for shoot:

shoot from the hip,Informal.to act or speak without due consideration or deliberation.
Category: Idiom
shoot off one's mouth or face, Slang. to talk indiscreetly, make thoughtless remarks, etc. to exaggerate; brag.
Category: Idiom
shoot one's wad or bolt, Informal. to spend all one's money. Also,shoot the works.to spend and exhaust all one's energies or resources.
Category: Idiom
shoot the breeze or bull,Informal.to chat aimlessly.
Category: Idiom

Origin of shoot:

bef. 900; ME shoten (v.), OE scēotan, c. OFris skiata, OHG sciozzan, ON skjōta; akin to shot1

shoot′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

shoot(noun)
a new branch
shoot(verb)
the act of shooting at targets
"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
shoot, hit, pip(verb)
hit with a missile from a weapon
shoot, pip(verb)
kill by firing a missile
blast, shoot(verb)
fire a shot
"the gunman blasted away"
film, shoot, take(verb)
make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
shoot(verb)
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
"shoot a glance"
dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot(verb)
run or move very quickly or hastily
"She dashed into the yard"
tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck(verb)
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
shoot(verb)
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
photograph, snap, shoot(verb)
record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
shoot(verb)
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
"The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
shoot(verb)
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
"The pain shot up her leg"
inject, shoot(verb)
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
"inject hydrogen into the balloon"
shoot(verb)
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
"shoot cloth"
shoot(verb)
throw dice, as in a crap game
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away(verb)
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
shoot(verb)
score
"shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
shoot(verb)
utter fast and forcefully
"She shot back an answer"
shoot(verb)
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
"shoot a star"
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout(verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"
inject, shoot(verb)
give an injection to
"We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

shoot(verb)ʃut
to use a gun or other weapon
He pulled out a rifle and started shooting.; They were shooting at targets.; The police were shooting rubber bullets.
shootʃut
to kill or injure with a gun
He shot a woman in the leg.; The police shot him dead.
shootʃut
to move very quickly
The dog shot past us, howling.; The pain shot through my chest.
shootʃut
to film or photograph
They're shooting the movie in our town.; He shot some beautiful pictures.
shootʃut
to look at in a way that shows an emotion
He shot her a look of hatred.
shootʃut
to try to get a ball, puck, etc. into the goal
The crowd was screaming, "Shoot!"; kids shooting baskets
shootʃut
to do sth that damages your ability to succeed
Hiring inexperienced workers is just shooting yourself in the foot.
shoot(noun)ʃut
a new stem growing on a plant
the first green shoots coming through the soil
shootʃut
an occasion when photographs are taken for an advertisement, magazine, etc.
a fashion photo shoot
shoot(interjection)ʃut
indicates frustration or anger
Shoot, I don't have my keys.

Webster Dictionary

Shoot(noun)
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
Shoot(verb)
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
Shoot(verb)
to discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun
Shoot(verb)
to strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object
Shoot(verb)
to send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit
Shoot(verb)
to push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud
Shoot(verb)
to plane straight; to fit by planing
Shoot(verb)
to pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar
Shoot(verb)
to variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches
Shoot(verb)
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
Shoot(verb)
to discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well
Shoot(verb)
to be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star
Shoot(verb)
to penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains
Shoot(verb)
to feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain
Shoot(verb)
to germinate; to bud; to sprout
Shoot(verb)
to grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly
Shoot(verb)
to change form suddenly; especially, to solidify
Shoot(verb)
to protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory
Shoot(verb)
to move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee
Shoot(noun)
the act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle
Shoot(noun)
a young branch or growth
Shoot(noun)
a rush of water; a rapid
Shoot(noun)
a vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode
Shoot(noun)
a weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick
Shoot(noun)
a shoat; a young hog

Translations for shoot

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

shoot(verb)

(often with at ) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc

The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.

skietAfrikaans
يُطْلِقُ النّارArabic
стрелямBulgarian
dispararPortuguese (BR)
střílet, vystřelitCzech
schießenGerman
skydeDanish
βάλλω, πυροβολώGreek
disparar, lanzarSpanish
tulistama, laskmaEstonian
شليك كردنFarsi
ampuaFinnish
tirerFrench
לִירוֹתHebrew
दागनाHindi
pucati, strijeljatiCroatian
(vkire, vmire) lőHungarian
menembaki, memanahiIndonesian
skjótaIcelandic
sparare; scoccareItalian
撃つJapanese
발사하다Korean
šaudyti, nušautiLithuanian
šautLatvian
menembak; memanahMalay
schietenDutch
skyte, fyre avNorwegian
strzelaćPolish
شليك كردنPersian
وېشتل (لكه په ګولۍ يا غشي) ډزكول، واركول: اچول (لكه رڼا): پورې وهل، ټېل وهل: په تراټ وتل (يا پورې وتل): عكس اخيستل: تېرېدل توغېدل ( لكه غشى )، ګوزارېدل: خلاصيدل، ايله كېدل: وار كيدل: ويشتل كيدل: راوتل: ټوكيدل، نيښ وهل: فلم ډكولPashto
dispararPortuguese
a trageRomanian
стрелять, вести огоньRussian
strieľať, vystreliťSlovak
streljatiSlovenian
ispalitiSerbian
skjutaSwedish
ยิงปืนThai
ateş etmek, atmak, fırlatmakTurkish
發射，開火Chinese (Trad.)
стрілятиUkrainian
بندوق وغیرہ داغناUrdu
bắnVietnamese
发射，射击Chinese (Simp.)