Word Information

Shoot

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Definitions for Shoot

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

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