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shoot

/ʃut/noun, verb1 syllable

Shoot means: run or move very quickly or hastily.

Synonyms for shoot34

verb, as in run or move very quickly or hastily

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, tear, shoot down, charge, buck

verb, as in move quickly and violently

tear, shoot down, charge, buck, dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash

verb, as in produce buds, branches, or germinate

spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

verb, as in hit with a missile from a weapon

verb, as in spend frivolously and unwisely

fritter, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool, fool away

verb, as in make a film or photograph of something

verb, as in record on photographic film

verb, as in kill by firing a missile

verb, as in fire a shot; release

verb, as in force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

verb, as in give an injection to

also used for shoot

darn, fiddlesticks, shucks, sugar

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What does shoot mean?22

verb

1

run or move very quickly or hastily“She dashed into the yard”

2

move quickly and violently“The car tore down the street”

3

produce buds, branches, or germinate“the potatoes sprouted”

4

hit with a missile from a weapon

5

spend frivolously and unwisely“Fritter away one's inheritance”

6

make a film or photograph of something“take a scene”

7

record on photographic film“I photographed the scene of the accident”

8

kill by firing a missile

9

fire a shot; release“the gunman blasted away”

10

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing“inject hydrogen into the balloon”

11

give an injection to“We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”

12

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly“shoot a glance”

13

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective“shoot craps”

14

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully“The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth”

15

cause a sharp and sudden pain in“The pain shot up her leg”

16

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors“shoot cloth”

17

throw dice, as in a crap game

18

score“shoot a basket”

19

utter fast and forcefully“She shot back an answer”

20

measure the altitude of by using a sextant“shoot a star”

noun

1

a new branch

2

the act of shooting at targets“they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shoot?27

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All 27 rhymes for shoot, grouped by syllable

Shoot in a sentence

  • You're not going to shoot me, are you?CK
  • He aimed his pistol at her, but he didn't shoot her.CH
  • She aimed her pistol at him, but she didn't shoot him.CH
  • You don't want to shoot your friend, do you?maaster
  • Elias began to shoot, creating panic in the room.Amastan
  • Pull up weeds by the roots, otherwise they'll shoot again in spring.sundown
  • Damiano attempted to shoot the flying vehicle, but to no avail.Amastan
  • If anybody tries to make a run for it, shoot them.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of shoot

as a noun

plural
shoots

as a verb

past tense
shot
past participle
shot
present participle
shooting
third-person singular
shoots