- to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise.
- to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet.
- to discharge (a weapon): to shoot a gun.
- to send forth (words, ideas, etc.) rapidly: to shoot questions at someone.
- to fling; propel: The volcano shot lava high into the air.
- to direct suddenly or swiftly: Shoot the spotlight on the doorway. 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 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: He shot out his arm and grabbed the ball.
- to discharge or empty, as down a chute: Do not shoot rubbish here!
- Sports.
- to throw, kick, or otherwise propel (a ball, puck, etc.), as at a goal or teammate.
- to score (a goal, points, etc.) by propelling the ball, puck, etc.
- to propel (a marble) from the crook or first knuckle of the forefinger by flicking with the thumb.
- (in dice games)
- to throw (the dice or a specific number).
- to wager or offer to bet (a sum of money): I'll shoot ten bucks.
- to photograph or film.
- to put forth (buds, branches, etc.), as a plant.
- to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening.
- to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands.
- to make a final score of (so many strokes): He shot a 73 on the first 18 holes of the tournament.
- to take the altitude of (a heavenly body): to shoot the sun.
- to detonate; cause to explode, as a charge of explosives.
- to practice (a maneuver) by repetition: to shoot landings.
- to inject (an addictive drug) intravenously.
- to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like.
- to be discharged, as a firearm.
- to hunt with a gun for sport: He fishes, but he doesn't shoot.
- to move or pass suddenly or swiftly; spurt: The car shot ahead and was soon out of sight.
- to acquire momentum and coast into the wind, as a sailboat in a confined area.
- to grow forth from the ground, as a stem.
- to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate.
- to photograph.
- to film or begin to film a scene or movie.
- to extend; jut: a cape shooting out into the sea.
- Sports, Games.
- to propel a ball, puck, etc., at a goal, basket, pocket, etc., or in a specific direction: He shot for the green with a five iron.
- to propel a ball in a specific way: The center shoots left-handed.
- to be felt by or flow through or permeate the body: Pain shot through his injured arm. Chills shot up and down her spine.
- to carry by force of discharge or momentum: The missile left its pad and shot thousands of miles into space.
- to begin, especially to begin to talk: I want to hear your complaint, so shoot!
- the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- a hunting trip or expedition.
- a match or contest at shooting.
- a growing or sprouting, as of a plant.
- a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant.
- the amount of such growth.
- a young branch, stem, twig, or the like.
- a sprout that is not three feet high.
- a chute.
- the launching of a missile.
- a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial: The actress is away on a shoot.
- the interval between strokes.
- Mining.
- a small tunnel branching off from a larger tunnel.
- a narrow vein of ore.
- shoot down,
- to cause to fall by hitting with a shot: They shot down several ducks.
- to disparage, reject, or expose as false or inadequate; debunk: to shoot down a popular theory.
- to attempt to obtain or accomplish; strive toward: He is shooting for a higher production level.
- shoot up,
- to grow rapidly or suddenly.
- to damage or harass by reckless shooting: cowboys shooting up the town.
- to wound by shooting: He shot up the lion, but his guide killed it.
- to inject an addictive drug intravenously.
- to act or speak without due consideration or deliberation.
- shoot off one's mouth / face, Slang.
- to talk indiscreetly, especially to reveal confidences, make thoughtless remarks, etc.
- to exaggerate: He likes to shoot off his mouth about what a great guy he is.
- bolt1 (def. 29).
- wad1 (def. 13).
- breeze1 (def. 11).
- bull2 (def. 2).
- work (def. 55).
- (used to express irritation or astonishment.)
- to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon
- to discharge (a missile or missiles) from a weapon
- to fire (a weapon) or (of a weapon) to be fired
- to send out or be sent out as if from a weapon
- to move very rapidly; dart
- to slide or push into or out of a fastening
- to emit (a ray of light) or (of a ray of light) to be emitted
- to go or pass quickly over or through
- to hunt game with a gun for sport
- to pass over (an area) in hunting game
- to extend or cause to extend; project
- to discharge down or as if down a chute
- (of a plant) to produce (buds, branches, etc)
- (of a seed) to germinate
- to photograph or record (a sequence, subject, etc)
- to variegate or streak, as with colour
- to hit or propel (the ball, etc) towards the goal
- to score (points, strokes, etc)
- to plane (a board) to produce a straight edge
- to detonate
- to measure the altitude of (a celestial body)
- to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin)
- shoot a line See line 1 (def. 58)
- to speak bluntly or impulsively without concern for the consequences
- shoot one's bolt See bolt 1 (def. 13)
- to damage one's own cause inadvertently
- shoot one's mouth off slang
- to talk indiscreetly
- to boast or exaggerate
- shoot the breeze See breeze 1 (def. 5)
- the act of shooting
- the action or motion of something that is shot
- the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed
- any new growth of a plant, such as a bud, young branch, etc
- a meeting or party organized for hunting game with guns
- an area or series of coverts and woods where game can be hunted with guns
- a steep descent in a stream; rapid
- a photographic assignment
- a narrow workable vein of ore
- the reach of a shot
- everything
- an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc
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