shoot

Nouns

  • (n) a new branch
  • (n) the act of shooting at targets
    • they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer

Verbs

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

Synonyms

pip hit blast film take dash scoot scud dart flash shoot down buck tear charge photograph snap inject fool away fritter fritter away frivol away fool dissipate bourgeon burgeon forth germinate sprout spud pullulate

See also

cut back flash back shoot up

Words of close approximity

shook
shod shoe shoo shop shot show
shoal shoat shock shoed shoes shogi shoji Shona shook shore shorn short shote shout shove showy
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