[
US
/ˈʃut/
]
[ UK /ʃˈuːt/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈuːt/ ]
VERB
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give an injection to
We injected the glucose into the patient's vein -
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
shoot a glance -
utter fast and forcefully
She shot back an answer -
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
shoot craps
shoot a golf ball -
score
shoot a goal
shoot a basket -
move quickly and violently
The car tore down the street
He came charging into my office - hit with a missile from a weapon
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produce buds, branches, or germinate
the potatoes sprouted -
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
shoot cloth -
spend frivolously and unwisely
Fritter away one's inheritance - kill by firing a missile
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make a film or photograph of something
take a scene
shoot a movie -
fire a shot
the gunman blasted away -
run or move very quickly or hastily
She dashed into the yard -
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
inject hydrogen into the balloon - throw dice, as in a crap game
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record on photographic film
She snapped a picture of the President
I photographed the scene of the accident -
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
shoot a star -
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
NOUN
- a new branch
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the act of shooting at targets
they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
How To Use shoot In A Sentence
- You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
- I just stayed the dorm to around and shoot the breeze with a couple of friends.
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- Defensive tackle is a bit more of a crapshoot, but the one thing they must make sure of is that whomever they take has a brilliant mind.
- It's unhandy at 300 yards, but then there's not a lot of shooting at 300 yards over there. The .375 H&H: Fraud or Scam?
- Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
- It had multiple shooters, multiple locations, mobile threats, willingness to fight the first responders and follow-on SWAT/commando units, well-equipped and well-trained operatives, and a willingness to die. Cliff Schecter: The Terrorist and the Terror Watch List
- It's worth taking chances when you're shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
- Unless a guide is along for the ride, it's all too easy to overshoot the reef and find yourself in green water, 200 feet above the nearest marine life.
- She felt it pause in her belly and then shoot out from her chest and from the top of her head.