Word: shoot Word origin: Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schieten and German schiessen, also to sheet1, shot1, and shut. Phonetic: ʃuːt Listen:
kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. Example: he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery
move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction. Example: the car shot forward
(in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal. Example: Williams twice shot wide
film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.). Example: she has just been commissioned to shoot a video
(of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate. Example: some years one or other plant fails to shoot
inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug). Example: he shot dope into his arm
plane (the edge of a board) accurately. Example: I shot the longer edge down on the planer
a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant. Example: he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems
an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport. Example: a grouse shoot
an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made. Example: a photo shoot
variant spelling of chute1.
a rapid in a stream. Example: follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater
used as a euphemism for ‘shit’. Example: shoot, it was a great day to be alive
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