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shoot

noun

  1. a new branch

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  2. the act of shooting at targets; “they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer”

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verb

  1. hit with a missile from a weapon

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  2. kill by firing a missile

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  3. fire a shot; “the gunman blasted away”

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  4. make a film or photograph of something; “take a scene”; “shoot a movie”

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  5. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; “shoot a glance”

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  6. run or move very quickly or hastily; “She dashed into the yard”

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  7. move quickly and violently; “The car tore down the street”; “He came charging into my office”

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  8. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; “shoot craps”; “shoot a golf ball”

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  9. record on photographic film; “I photographed the scene of the accident”; “She snapped a picture of the President”

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  10. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; “The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth”

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  11. cause a sharp and sudden pain in; “The pain shot up her leg”

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  12. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; “inject hydrogen into the balloon”

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  13. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; “shoot cloth”

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  14. throw dice, as in a crap game

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  15. spend frivolously and unwisely; “Fritter away one’s inheritance”

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  16. score; “shoot a basket”; “shoot a goal”

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  17. utter fast and forcefully; “She shot back an answer”

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  18. measure the altitude of by using a sextant; “shoot a star”

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  19. produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”

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  20. give an injection to; “We injected the glucose into the patient’s vein”

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