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