Definitions of shoot [ʃut]

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Definition of 'shoot'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) shoot
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.

2.  shoot
to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon.

3.  shoot
to discharge (a weapon).

4.  shoot
to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.) rapidly.

5.  shoot
to fling; propel:
The volcano shot lava high into the air.

6.  shoot
to direct suddenly or swiftly:
He shot a smile at his wife.

7.  shoot
to move suddenly; send swiftly along.

8.  shoot
to go over (country) in hunting game.

9.  shoot
to pass rapidly through, over, down, etc.:
to shoot the rapids.

10.  shoot
to emit (a ray or rays, as of light) suddenly, briefly, or intermittently.

11.  shoot
to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another color.

12.  shoot
to cause to extend or project (often fol. by out):
He shot out his arm.

13.  shoot
to put forth (buds, branches, etc.).

14.  shoot
to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening.

15.  shoot
to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands.

16.  shoot
to take the altitude of (a heavenly body).

17.  shoot
to detonate; cause to explode.

18.  shoot
to take a picture of; photograph or film.

19. (v.i.) shoot
to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like.

20.  shoot
to be discharged, as a firearm.

21.  shoot
to hunt with a gun for sport.

22.  shoot
to move or pass suddenly or swiftly:
The car shot ahead and out of sight.

23.  shoot
to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate.

24.  shoot
to take a photograph.

25.  shoot
to film or begin to film a scene or movie.

26.  shoot
to extend; jut:
a cape shooting out into the sea.

27.  shoot
to propel a ball, puck, etc., toward a goal or in a particular way.

28.  shoot
to flow through the body:
Pain shot through his arm.

29.  shoot
to carry by force of discharge or momentum:
The missile shot thousands of miles into space.

30.  shoot
Informal. to begin to talk.

31.  shoot
shoot down,

32.  shoot
to cause to fall by hitting with a shot.

33.  shoot
to disparage, reject, or expose as false or inadequate.

34.  shoot
shoot for or at, to attempt to obtain or accomplish.

35.  shoot
shoot up,

36.  shoot
to grow rapidly or suddenly.

37.  shoot
to damage or harass by reckless shooting.

38.  shoot
to wound by shooting.

39.  shoot
Slang. to inject a narcotic drug intravenously.

40. (n.) shoot
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.

41.  shoot
a shooting expedition or contest.

42.  shoot
a growing or sprouting, as of a plant.

43.  shoot
a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant.

44.  shoot
a sprout that is not three feet high.

45.  shoot
a chute.

46.  shoot
the launching of a missile.

47.  shoot
a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial.

48.  shoot
Rowing. the interval between strokes.

49.  shoot
a narrow vein of ore.

50.  shoot
to talk indiscreetly, make thoughtless remarks, etc.

51.  shoot
to exaggerate; brag.

52.  shoot
to spend all one's money.

53.  shoot
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Definition of 'shoot'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) shoot
a new branch

2. (verb) shoot
the act of shooting at targets
"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

3. (verb) shoot, hit, pip
hit with a missile from a weapon

4. (verb) shoot, pip
kill by firing a missile

5. (verb) blast, shoot
fire a shot
"the gunman blasted away"

6. (verb) film, shoot, take
make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

7. (verb) shoot
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
"shoot a glance"

8. (verb) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
run or move very quickly or hastily
"She dashed into the yard"

9. (verb) tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

10. (verb) shoot
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

11. (verb) photograph, snap, shoot
record on photographic film
"I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

12. (verb) shoot
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
"The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

13. (verb) shoot
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
"The pain shot up her leg"

14. (verb) inject, shoot
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
"inject hydrogen into the balloon"

15. (verb) shoot
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
"shoot cloth"

16. (verb) shoot
throw dice, as in a crap game

17. (verb) fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"

18. (verb) shoot
score
"shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

19. (verb) shoot
utter fast and forcefully
"She shot back an answer"

20. (verb) shoot
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
"shoot a star"

21. (verb) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"

22. (verb) inject, shoot
give an injection to
"We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

Definition of 'shoot'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) shoot
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.

2.  shoot
to kill or injure with a gun
He shot a woman in the leg.; The police shot him dead.

3.  shoot
to move very quickly
The dog shot past us, howling.; The pain shot through my chest.

4.  shoot
to film or photograph
They're shooting the movie in our town.; He shot some beautiful pictures.

5.  shoot
to look at in a way that shows an emotion
He shot her a look of hatred.

6.  shoot
to try to get a ball, puck, etc. into the goal
The crowd was screaming, "Shoot!"; kids shooting baskets

7.  shoot
shoot yourself in the foot
to do sth that damages your ability to succeed
Hiring inexperienced workers is just shooting yourself in the foot.

8. (noun) shoot
a new stem growing on a plant
the first green shoots coming through the soil

9.  shoot
an occasion when photographs are taken for an advertisement, magazine, etc.
a fashion photo shoot

10. (interjection) shoot
indicates frustration or anger
Shoot, I don't have my keys.

Definition of 'shoot'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) shoot
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

2. (noun) shoot
the act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle

3. (noun) shoot
a young branch or growth

4. (noun) shoot
a rush of water; a rapid

5. (noun) shoot
a vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode

6. (noun) shoot
a weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick

7. (noun) shoot
a shoat; a young hog

8. (verb) shoot
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

9. (verb) shoot
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

10. (verb) shoot
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

11. (verb) shoot
to send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit

12. (verb) shoot
to push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud

13. (verb) shoot
to plane straight; to fit by planing

14. (verb) shoot
to pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar

15. (verb) shoot
to variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches

16. (verb) shoot
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

17. (verb) shoot
to discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well

18. (verb) shoot
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

19. (verb) shoot
to penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains

20. (verb) shoot
to feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain

21. (verb) shoot
to germinate; to bud; to sprout

22. (verb) shoot
to grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly

23. (verb) shoot
to change form suddenly; especially, to solidify

24. (verb) shoot
to protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory

25. (verb) shoot
to move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee

Translation of 'shoot'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often withat) 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.
Afrikaans: skiet	Arabic: يُطْلِقُ النّار	Bulgarian: стрелям
Brazilian: disparar	Czech: střílet, vystřelit	German: schießen
Danish: skyde	Greek: βάλλω, πυροβολώ	Spanish: disparar, lanzar
Estonian: tulistama, laskma	Farsi: شليك كردن	Finnish: ampua
French: tirer	Hebrew: לִירוֹת	Hindi: दागना
Croatian: pucati, strijeljati	Hungarian: (vkire, vmire) lő	Indonesian: menembaki, memanahi
Icelandic: skjóta	Italian: sparare; scoccare	Japanese: 撃つ
Korean: 발사하다	Lithuanian: šaudyti, nušauti	Latvian: šaut
Malay: menembak; memanah	Dutch: schieten	Norwegian: skyte, fyre av
Polish: strzelać	Persian: شليك كردن	Pashto: وېشتل (لكه په ګولۍ يا غشي
Portuguese: disparar	Romanian: a trage	Russian: стрелять, вести огонь
Slovak: strieľať, vystreliť	Slovenian: streljati	Serbian: ispaliti
Swedish: skjuta	Thai: ยิงปืน	Turkish: ateş etmek, atmak, fırlat
Taiwanese: 發射，開火	Ukrainian: стріляти	Urdu: بندوق وغیرہ داغنا
Vietnamese: bắn	Chinese: 发射，射击
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