Noun
shoot -
the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
shooting ,
shot the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
shoot -
a new branch
sprout a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
sucker mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps
Verb
shoot -
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps" ; "shoot a golf ball"
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
dunk dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken" ; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
chip break a small piece off from; "chip the glass" ; "chip a tooth"
carom make a carom
birdie shoot in one stroke under par
double birdie ,
eagle shoot in two strokes under par
double bogey to shoot two strokes over par
bogey to shoot in one stroke over par
knuckle shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
shoot -
hit with a missile from a weapon
hit ,
pip
blast ,
shoot shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
pip ,
shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
wound ,
injure cause injuries or bodily harm to
gun down strike down or shoot down
grass shoot down, of birds
kneecap shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist"
shoot -
produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
spud ,
germinate ,
pullulate ,
bourgeon ,
burgeon forth ,
sprout
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard" ; "The patient developed abdominal pains" ; "I got funny spots all over my body" ; "Well-developed breasts"
shoot -
kill by firing a missile
pip
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
flight fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
pick off shoot one by one
shoot -
score; "shoot a basket" ; "shoot a goal"
rack up ,
tally ,
score ,
hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
athletics ,
sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
shoot -
throw dice, as in a crap game
throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
shoot -
measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
measure out ,
mensurate ,
measure determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
shoot -
utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
let loose ,
emit ,
let out ,
utter expel (gases or odors)
shoot -
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
interweave ,
weave interlace by or as if by weaving
shoot -
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
contrive ,
cast ,
project ,
throw form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"
shoot -
cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
smart ,
ache ,
hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette" ; "I am pining for my lover"
shoot -
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
give off ,
emit ,
give out have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"
shoot -
fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
blast
fire ,
discharge bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
blaze away ,
blaze speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate"
overshoot aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
sharpshoot ,
snipe aim and shoot with great precision
open fire ,
fire start firing a weapon
gun shoot with a gun
pip ,
hit ,
shoot pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
pump question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"
shoot -
run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
dart ,
dash ,
scoot ,
scud ,
flash
shoot down ,
buck ,
tear ,
shoot ,
charge jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
belt along ,
rush along ,
pelt along ,
hotfoot ,
hie ,
cannonball along ,
bucket along ,
step on it ,
hasten ,
race ,
speed ,
rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year" ; "let's race and see who gets there first"
flash back ,
cut back return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
plunge begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe" ; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
shoot -
make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene" ; "shoot a movie"
film ,
take
record ,
put down ,
enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
picture show ,
moving picture ,
moving-picture show ,
movie ,
motion picture ,
motion-picture show ,
pic ,
flick ,
film ,
picture a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night" ; "the film was shot on location"
reshoot shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"
shoot -
give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
inject
dispense ,
administer grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
practice of medicine ,
medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
infuse introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
vaccinate ,
immunise ,
immunize ,
inoculate perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever" ; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
inject ,
shoot give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
shoot -
record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident" ; "She snapped a picture of the President"
photograph ,
snap
film ,
shoot ,
take make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene" ; "shoot a movie"
record ,
put down ,
enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing"
picture taking ,
photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
retake photograph again; "Please retake that scene"
x-ray take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
shoot -
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
inject
inject ,
shoot give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
inclose ,
stick in ,
enclose ,
insert ,
put in ,
introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him" ; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
shoot -
move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street" ; "He came charging into my office"
tear ,
shoot down ,
charge ,
buck
belt along ,
rush along ,
pelt along ,
hotfoot ,
hie ,
cannonball along ,
bucket along ,
step on it ,
hasten ,
race ,
speed ,
rush compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year" ; "let's race and see who gets there first"
shoot up rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"
scoot ,
scud ,
dart ,
dash ,
flash ,
shoot run before a gale
rip criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"
shoot -
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
fritter ,
frivol away ,
dissipate ,
fritter away ,
fool ,
fool away
ware ,
squander ,
consume ,
waste engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"
deplete ,
run through ,
use up ,
eat up ,
exhaust ,
consume ,
eat ,
wipe out finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
