Definitions for shoots
shoots

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1. shoots

   A large pipe or channel to lead away water, dirt, ballast, shot, &c., is called a shoot. The overfalls of a river, where the stream is narrowed by its banks, whether naturally or artificially, especially the arches of a bridge, constitute a shoot.

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoots in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shoots in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shoots in a Sentence

1. Ernie Els:

   I've got an L-10( problem) and normally the pain shoots into my left side, the pain was kind of on my back and then it went to the right and I thought maybe it was kidney stones. I guess I am just a wuss.

2. Said Ahmed:

   I told myself, ‘If he shoots me, at least my body will be further away and the gunshot won’t be as serious as shooting me at close range in my heart or head.

3. Chief Executive Peter Coleman:

   If we're sitting here in a year's time and oil is still below $45, then I think the seeds of structural change have been well sown and then you'll start to see shoots coming up around that. But it'll probably take six to 12 months before we start to see anything material, of significance.

4. Simone Missick:

   It was insane, and in the moment you don't realize how big of a day it is until you sit down exhausted at five o'clock, you're not even shooting a full day like we normally do. Normally, you come in, it's 5:00 AM, you go through hair and makeup and you shoot until five in the afternoon. These are like six, seven days, seven-hour shoots, and we were dog tired by the end of it. It's Because we were doing so many jobs.

5. Donald Trump:

   People like Trump because he just shoots straight from the hip. Sometimes he goes a little overboard, but I think it's refreshing, i think people are sick to death of the same old, same old.

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