- verbshoots (third person present)
- kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:"he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery" · "troops shot dead 29 people"
- fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow:"he shot at me twice" · "the troops were ordered to shoot to kill" · "they shot a volley of arrows into the village"
- cause (a gun) to fire:"I learned to shoot a 9 mm pistol"
- damage or remove (something) with a bullet or missile:"Guy, shoot their hats off" · "they just missed my radiator and shot away my controls"
- hunt game with a gun:"we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn"
- (shoot over)shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside):"at least 90 percent of our hunting country is shot over"
- shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc.):"this is the second time I have shot the estate this season"
- move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:"the car shot forward" · "Ward's hand shot out, grabbing his arm"
- cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:"he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him"
- direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone:"Luke shot her a quick glance" · "“I can't believe what I'm hearing,” she shot back"
- used to invite a comment or question:"“May I just ask you one more question?” “Shoot.”"
- (of a pain) move with a sharp stabbing sensation:"Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest" · "a pang of regret shot through her"
- extend sharply in a particular direction:"a road that seemed to just shoot upward at a terrifying angle"
- move (a door bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door:"she shot the bolt on the bathroom door"
- (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge):"those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids"
- informal(of a motor vehicle) pass (a traffic light at red):"drivers could lose their licenses for shooting too many red lights"
- (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal:"Williams twice shot wide" · "after school, we'd go straight out in the alley to shoot baskets"
- informalmake (a specified score) for a round of golf:"in the second round he shot a 65"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHinformalplay a game of (pool or dice):"although we never shot dice, my friends and I played every variation of poker"
- film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.):"she has just been commissioned to shoot a video" · "point the camera and just shoot—nothing could be easier"
- (of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate:"some years one or other plant fails to shoot"
- (of a bud or shoot) appear; sprout:"they move up into the stem where they induce buds to shoot"
- informalinject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug):"he shot dope into his arm"
- plane (the edge of a board) accurately:"I shot the longer edge down on the planer"
nounshoots (plural noun)- a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant:"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:"a grouse shoot"
- BRITISH ENGLISHland used for shooting game:"we rented a rough shoot of about a thousand acres"
- a shooting match or contest:"activities include a weekly rifle shoot"
- an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made:"a photo shoot" · "a fashion shoot"
- variant spelling of chute
- a rapid in a stream:"follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater"
OriginOld English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schieten and German schiessen, also to sheet, shot, and shut.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:
- move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
- film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.):
- inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug):
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