What does Shoot mean?
Definitions for Shoot
ʃutShoot
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Shoot.
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"
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to plane straight; to fit by planing
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
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
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to germinate; to bud; to sprout
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to change form suddenly; especially, to solidify
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(verb)
to move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
the act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
a young branch or growth
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
a rush of water; a rapid
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
a vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
a weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Shoot(noun)
a shoat; a young hog
Etymology: [Perh. a different word.]
Freebase
Shoot
Shoots are new plant growth, they can include stems, flowering stems with flower buds, and leaves. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spring, perennial plant shoots are the new growth that grows from the ground in herbaceous plants or the new stem and/or flower growth that grows on woody plants. In everyday speech, shoots are often confused with stems. Stems, which are a critical component of shoots, provide an axis for buds, fruits, and leaves. Shoots are often eaten by animals because the fibres in the new growth have not yet completed secondary cell wall development; this makes shoots softer and easier to chew and digest. As shoots grow and age, the cells develop completed cell walls that have a hard and tough structure. Some plants produce toxins that make their shoots inedible or less palatable.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shoot
shōōt, v.t. to dart: to let fly with force: to discharge from a bow or gun: to strike with a shot: to thrust forward: to pass rapidly through: to lay out, place in position: to hunt over, to kill game in or on: to send forth new parts, as a plant.—v.i. to perform the act of shooting: to variegate, to colour in spots or threads: to be driven along: to fly, as an arrow: to jut out: to germinate: to advance or grow rapidly: to hunt birds, &c., with a gun:—pa.t. and pa.p. shot.—n. act of shooting: a match at shooting, shooting-party: a young branch: (Shak.) a sprouting horn: a passage-way in a mine for letting one down: a sloping trough used for discharging articles or goods from a height: a river-fall, rapid.—adj. Shoot′able, that may be shot, or shot over.—ns. Shoot′er, one who, or that which, shoots; Shoot′ing, act of discharging firearms or an arrow: sensation of a quick pain: act or practice of killing game: right to kill game with firearms on a certain area: the district so limited; Shoot′ing-box, a small house in the country for use in the shooting season; Shoot′ing-gall′ery, a long room used for practice in the use of firearms; Shoot′ing-ī′ron (slang), a revolver; Shoot′ing-jack′et, a short kind of coat for shooting in; Shoot′ing-range, a place for practising shooting at targets at measured distances; Shoot′ing-star, a meteor or falling star; Shoot′ing-stick, a printer's tool of wood or metal, to be struck with a mallet, for driving quoins.—Shoot ahead, to get to the front among a set of competitors; Shoot over, to go out shooting: to hunt upon.—I′ll be shot (slang), a mild imprecation. [A.S. sceótan; Dut. schieten, Ger. schiessen, to dart.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
shoot
To let fly or cause to be driven with force, as an arrow or bullet;—followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object. Also, to discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth;—said of the weapon or instrument, as an object; as, to shoot a gun and the like.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Shoot' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3825
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Shoot' in Verbs Frequency: #277
Anagrams for Shoot »
Hoots
Sooth
Sotho
Toosh
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shoot in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shoot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Shoot in a Sentence
Cessation of hostilities. War is over. If any Japanese airplanes appear, shoot them down in a friendly way.
( Politicians) said it for years and nothing's changed, they went on about Oxycontin. They took out Oxycontin, OK ? They said we're taking Oxycontin off the market. First they tried to take it and fix it to where people couldn't snort it or shoot it. They fixed it where it would gel up if it got wet and came into contact with moisture. So then it was useless like that, and all they could do is take it by mouth. They said, well, Oxycontin's killing people, so let's do away with it. But then they replaced it with a pill that was 7 to 10 times stronger than Oxycontin. When they came out with Opana -- Oxymorphone is what it's actually called... This community is riddled with it.
I think it’s a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter if she believes the accusers of her father when he’s affirmatively stated that there’s no truth to it. I don’t think that’s a question you would ask many other daughters, i believe my father, I know my father. Soon after, Handler took to Twitter to share an image from a 1996 photo shoot for Vanity Fair that shows her sitting on her father’s lap, caressing his face and staring at him at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Ivanka Trump at the 2018 Winter Olympics. ( Reuters).
The 1970s were a bloodbath for the dairy industry, there was no market for calves so we were forced to shoot calves and bury them because they weren't worth anything.
As far as I'm concerned, most of the time it's not necessary to shoot off at the mouth and respond every time, having got to this point, I shouldn't have to take this kind of insult and slander.
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Translations for Shoot
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- skietAfrikaans
- صوب, أطلق النارArabic
- vurmaq, atmaqAzerbaijani
- атыу, үҫентеBashkir
- страля́ць, стрэ́ліцьBelarusian
- стреля́мBulgarian
- গুলি চালানোBengali
- dispararCatalan, Valencian
- střelit, střílet, zastřelit, výhonekCzech
- skydeDanish
- schießen, anschießen, erschießen, AblegerGerman
- πυροβολώ, ρίχνωGreek
- pafiEsperanto
- tirar, disparar, retoño, vástago, pimpollo, sesión fotográficaSpanish
- tulistamaEstonian
- تیراندازی کردن, زدن, شلیک کردنPersian
- ampua, laukaista, kuvaus, versoFinnish
- tirer, prise de photos, séance photo, pousseFrench
- sjitteWestern Frisian
- scaoilIrish
- ògan, bachlagScottish Gaelic
- ירהHebrew
- गोली चलानाHindi
- lőHungarian
- կրակելArmenian
- tembakIndonesian
- skjótaIcelandic
- sparare, tirare, getto, virgulto, pollone, germoglioItalian
- 撃つJapanese
- სროლა, ყლორტიGeorgian
- атуKazakh
- បាញ់Khmer
- 쏘다, 사격Korean
- атууKyrgyz
- pampinusLatin
- ຍິງLao
- šauti, šaudytiLithuanian
- šautLatvian
- pupuhiMāori
- пу́ка, стре́лаMacedonian
- гөлөг, соёолохMongolian
- tembak, panahMalay
- ပစ်Burmese
- schieten, scheutDutch
- skyteNorwegian
- wystrzelić, strzelać, postrzelić, sesja, pędPolish
- atirarPortuguese
- trageRomanian
- вы́стрелить, стреля́ть, расстреля́ть, застрели́ть, побег, съёмкаRussian
- пуцати, streljati, стрељати, pucatiSerbo-Croatian
- strieľať, streliť, vystreliťSlovak
- streljatiSlovene
- gjuaj, qëllojAlbanian
- skjutaSwedish
- kupiga risasiSwahili
- కాల్చుTelugu
- тир андохтан, тир заданTajik
- ยิงThai
- atmak, tüpe–lemekTurkmen
- ateş etmek, çekmek, etmek, vurmakTurkish
- атаргаTatar
- стріля́ти, ви́стрелитиUkrainian
- otmoq, chiqmoqUzbek
- bắnVietnamese
- שיסןYiddish
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