shoot
1. shoot or shoot for \'shu:t\ \'sha:t\ vb or shot; or shoot.ing [ME
sheten, shuten, fr. OE sce-otan; akin to ON skjo]-ta to shoot, Lith skudrus
quick 1a1: to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force (as an arrow
or b ullet) 1a2: to cause a missile to be driven forth from (as a bow or
gun) : D ISCHARGE {the sound of rifles being shot off} 1b: to send forth
with suddenness or intensity : DART {shotX at him a look of amazement} 1c:
to propel (as a ball or puck) toward a goal; also : to score b y so doing
{~ a basket ~ the winning goal} 1d: PLAY {~ a round of golf} 2a: to strike
with a missile esp. from a bow or gun; esp : to woun d or kill with a
missile discharged from a firearm 2b1: to remove or destroy by use of
firearms {had his hand shot of f} {shot out the light} 2b2: WRECK, EXPLODE
2c1: to practice the killing of (as game) with firearms esp. as a sport
2c2: to hunt over {~ a tract of woodland} 3a: to push or slide (as the
bolt of a door or a lock) into or out of a fa stening 3b: to pass (a
shuttle) through the warp threads in weaving 4a: to throw or cast suddenly
or with force : FLING {shot his rider over his head} 4b: to discharge,
dump, or empty esp. by overturning, upending, or directi ng into a slide
4c: to spend extravagantly : use up : EXHAUST 4d: to throw out (dice) :
CAST; also : to place or offer ( a bet) on the result of such casting {~
five dollars} 5a: to push or thrust forward : stick out : PROTRUDE {lizards
~ing out their tongues} 5b: to put forth in growing 6a: to utter (as
words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force 6b: to emit (as light,
flame, or fumes) suddenly or rapidly 7a: to place, send, or bring into
position abruptly 7b: to cause (as a boat) to move suddenly or swiftly
forward 7c: to send or carry in haste or swiftly : DISPATCH 8: to
variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches 9: to
pass swiftly along {~ing rapids} or by or past 10: to plane (as the edge
of a board) straight or true 11a: to set off : DETONATE, IGNITE 11b: to
effect by blasting 12a: to take the altitude of 12b: to take a picture of
: PHOTOGRAPH, FILM 13: to give an injection to 1a: to go or pass rapidly
and precipitately {sparks ~ing up)> {his feet ~ out from under him} 1b: to
move ahead by force of momentum 1c: to stream out suddenly : SPURT 1d: to
dart in or as if in rays from a source of light 1e: to dart with a
piercing sensation 2a: to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile
2b: to use a firearm or bow esp. for sport (as in hunting) 3: to carry
when discharged {guns that ~ many miles} 4: PROTRUDE, PROJECT 5a: to grow
or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots 5b: DEVELOP, MATURE 6a: to
play by propelling a ball or other object in a particular way 6b: to drive
the ball at goal or toward a green 7: to cast dice 8: to slide into or
out of a fastening {a bolt that ~s in ei ther direction} 9: to photograph a
scene esp. of a moving picture; also : to opera te a camera or set cameras
in operation : take a photograph : to aim at : strive for : to exhaust
one's capabilities and resources 1: to venture all one's capital on one
play 2: to put forth all one's efforts - shoot.er n
2. shoot n [perh. by folk etymology fr. F chute - more at CHUTE] [prob. by
folk etymology fr. F chute - more at SHOOT] 1: a sending out of new growth
or the growth sent out : as 1a: a stem or branch with its leaves and
appendages esp. when not yet matur e 1b: OFFSHOOT 1c: a similar formation
of crystal 2a: an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm) : 2a1:
SHOT 2a2: the firing of a missile esp. by artillery 2b1: a hunting trip
or party 2b2: the right to shoot game in a particular area or land over
which it is held 2c1: a shooting match {skeet ~} 2c2: a round of shots in
a shooting match 2d1: the action of shooting with a camera 2d2: a
launching of a rocket device or a guided missile esp. experimentally 3a: a
motion or movement of rapid thrusting : as 3a1: a sudden or rapid advance
3a2: a rush of water down a steep or rapid 3a3: a momentary darting
sensation : TWINGE 3a4: THRUST 3a5: a falling of a detached mass of earth
or ice 3a6: the pace between strokes in rowing 3b: a bar of rays : BEAM
{a ~ of sunlight} 4a: a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly 4b:
any of various inclined channels or troughs through which something (as
water, logs, or grain) is movedgrowth from any plant and stresses the
actual growing of a young, undeveloped member; BRANCH stresses division and
applies to any well-developed member whether growing from the trunk or a
subdivision; BOUGH carries a weak implication of division and a strong
suggestion of bearing foliage; LIMB applies to one of the divisions made by
forking of the trunk esp. of a large tree SYN syn BRANCH, BOUGH, LIMB:
SHOOT applies to an out
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