Shoot

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English

Verb

Shoot (third-person singular simple present shoots, present participle shooting, simple past shot, past participle shot, or rarely shotten)

  1. (transitive) To fire a projectile or energy weapon at.
    The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.
  2. (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
    — Can I ask you a question?
    — Shoot.
    — Okay, when was the battle of Hastings fought?
  3. (transitive) To hit with a projectile or energy beam from such a weapon.
    He was shot by a police officer.
  4. (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
    After an initial lag, the experimental group's scores shot past the control group's scores in the fourth week.
    • 1884: Mark Twain , The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Chapter VII
      It didn't take me long to get there. I shot past the head at a ripping rate, the current was so swift, and then I got into the dead water and landed on the side towards the Illinois shore.
  5. (transitive) To dismiss or do away with.
    His idea was shot on sight.
  6. (transitive) To photograph.
    He shot the couple in a variety of poses.
    He shot seventeen stills.
  7. (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed-to script).
  8. (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
  9. (sports) To make the stated score.
    In my round of golf yesterday I shot a 76.
  10. (slang) To ejaculate.
    After a very short time, he shot his load over the carpet.
  11. To go over or pass quickly through.
    shoot the rapids
  12. (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
  13. To inject. For example heroin.
Quotations

Derived terms

Terms derived from the verb "shoot"

Noun

Shoot (plural Shoots)
  1. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
  2. A photography session.
  3. (professional wrestling slang) In professional wrestling, an event that is unscripted or legitimate.

Interjection

Shoot

  1. A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain
    Didn't you have a concert tonight?
    Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready...

Synonyms

Adverbs for Shoot

accurately; obliquely; involuntarily; professionally; skillfully; fatally; tragically; maniacally; blindly; wildly.

Thesaurus

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keud-. Cognate with Dutch schieten, German schießen, Swedish skjuta; and also Russian кидать (kidát') and Lithuanian skudrùs.

Translations

Verb

to fire a shot
to fire multiple shots
to hit with a shot

Noun

emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant
photography session

Etymology 2

euphemism for shit

Interjection

expressing disdain
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