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
verb, as in move quickly and violently
verb, as in produce buds, branches, or germinate
verb, as in spend frivolously and unwisely
verb, as in make a film or photograph of something
verb, as in record on photographic film
verb, as in force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
verb, as in give an injection to
also used for shoot
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What does shoot mean?22
verb
run or move very quickly or hastily“She dashed into the yard”
move quickly and violently“The car tore down the street”
produce buds, branches, or germinate“the potatoes sprouted”
hit with a missile from a weapon
spend frivolously and unwisely“Fritter away one's inheritance”
make a film or photograph of something“take a scene”
record on photographic film“I photographed the scene of the accident”
kill by firing a missile
fire a shot; release“the gunman blasted away”
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing“inject hydrogen into the balloon”
give an injection to“We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly“shoot a glance”
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective“shoot craps”
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully“The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth”
cause a sharp and sudden pain in“The pain shot up her leg”
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors“shoot cloth”
throw dice, as in a crap game
score“shoot a basket”
utter fast and forcefully“She shot back an answer”
measure the altitude of by using a sextant“shoot a star”
noun
a new branch
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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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
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Forms of shoot
as a noun
- plural
- shoots
as a verb
- past tense
- shot
- past participle
- shot
- present participle
- shooting
- third-person singular
- shoots