SHOOT
\ʃˈuːt], \ʃˈuːt], \ʃ_ˈuː_t]\
Definitions of SHOOT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
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give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
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kill by firing a missile
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emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
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the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
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a new branch
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fire a shot
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measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
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utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
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record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
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score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
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throw dice, as in a crap game
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variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
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throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
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send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
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cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
By Princeton University
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move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
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give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
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kill by firing a missile
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emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
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the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
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a new branch
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fire a shot
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play a shot; hit a ball; as in games involving a ball such as golf, hockey, etc.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
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To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
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To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
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To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains.
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To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
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To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
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To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.
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To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
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To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory.
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To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
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The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
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A rush of water; a rapid.
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A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
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A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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A shoat; a young hog.
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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.
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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.
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To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; - often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.
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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.
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To discharge a missile; - said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
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To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
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To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
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To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains.
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To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
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To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
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To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.
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To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
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To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory.
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To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
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The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
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A rush of water; a rapid.
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A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
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A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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A shoat; a young hog.
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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.
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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.
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To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; - often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.
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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.
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To discharge a missile; - said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To let fly, send out, or discharge with sudden force; strike, kill, or wound with a missile; to fire off or discharge (a weapon); to pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid; to color in spots or patches: usually in.
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As, shot with crimson.
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To protrude or project; be propelled forcibly, as a missile; rush along swiftly; as, the star shot through the sky; sprout; grow or develop; dart or pierce; as, a shooting pain; to discharge a missile from a gun, etc.; to cause a gun, bow, etc., to discharge a missile.
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A young branch or growth; a shooting-match; a hunt.
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Shooter.
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Shot.
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Shooting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Shooter.
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To dart: to let fly with force: to discharge from a bow or gun: to strike with a shot: to thrust forward: to send forth new parts, as a plant.
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To perform the act of shooting: to be driven along: to fly, as an arrow: to jut out: to germinate: to advance:-pa.t. and pa.p. shot.
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Act of shooting: a young branch.
By Daniel Lyons
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A sprout.
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To dart; thrust forward; discharge, as a bow or gun; strike with a shot.
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To discharge a gun; let fly an arrow; be driven along; project; put forth sprouts.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To hit or kill with a missile.
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To discharge, as a projectile or a firearm; send forth, as a growth; protrude.
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To discharge a projectile; dart swiftly; flash along as a bird or a star.
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To grow out rapidly; jut out; protrude.
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A young branch; offshoot.
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A rapid in a stream.
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An inclined passage; a chute.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of propelling or driving anything with violence; discharge of a fire-arm or bow;— act of striking, or endeavouring to strike, with a missive weapon;—a young branch;—the spring or thrust of an arch. [French] An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, Ac., are caused to slide.
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