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shoot > 22 senses
NOUN1shootA new branch
2shootThe act of shooting at targets
VERB1shoot, hit, pipHit with a missile from a weapon
2shoot, pipKill by firing a missile
3shootFire a shot
4shoot, film, takeMake a film or photograph of something
5shootSend forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
6shoot, dart, dash, scoot, scud, flashRun or move very quickly or hastily
7shoot, tear, shoot down, charge, buckMove quickly and violently
8shootThrow or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
9shoot, photograph, snapRecord on photographic film
10shootEmit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
11shootCause a sharp and sudden pain in
12shoot, injectForce or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
13shootVariegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
14shootThrow dice, as in a crap game
15shoot, fritter, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool, fool awaySpend frivolously and unwisely
16shootScore
17shootUtter fast and forcefully
18shootMeasure the altitude of by using a sextant
19shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutProduce buds, branches, or germinate
20shoot, injectGive an injection to
shoot > pronunciation
Soundsshuw't
Rhymesabsolute, acute, arrowroot, and 76 more rhymes in uwt at the HyperDic website...
shoot > noun 1, plant
MeaningA new branch.
Narrowersucker; tiller
Broadersprout
Verbsshoot
shoot > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of shooting at targets.
Examples"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
Narrowerskeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting
Broadershooting, shot
Verbsshoot; shoot
shoot > verb 1, competition
MeaningHit with a missile from a weapon.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymshit, pip
Entailed bymachine gun
Narrowergun down; grass; kneecap
Broaderinjure, wound
Similar tostrike, hit; shoot; shoot, pip
Nounsshooter; shoot
shoot > verb 2, social
MeaningKill by firing a missile.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelThey want to shoot the prisoners
Synonymspip
Narrowerflight; pick off
Broaderkill
Similar toshoot, hit, pip
Nounsshooter; shooter; shooting
shoot > verb 3, competition
MeaningFire a shot.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Entailed byundershoot
Narrowerblaze away, blaze; overshoot; sharpshoot, snipe; open fire, fire; gun; pump
Broaderfire, discharge
Similar toshoot, hit, pip
Nounsshooting; shooter; shoot
shoot > verb 4, communication
MeaningMake a film or photograph of something.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelSam and Sue shoot the movie
Examples"shoot a movie"
Synonymsfilm, take
Categorymovie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
Narrowerreshoot
Broaderrecord, enter, put down
Similar tophotograph, snap, shoot
shoot > verb 5, motion
MeaningSend forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"shoot a glance"
Broaderproject, cast, contrive, throw
shoot > verb 6, motion
MeaningRun or move very quickly or hastily.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsdart, dash, scoot, scud, flash
Narrowerplunge
Broaderrush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Similar totear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
shoot > verb 7, motion
MeaningMove quickly and violently.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymstear, shoot down, charge, buck
Narrowerrip
Broaderrush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Similar todart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
See alsoshoot up
shoot > verb 8, contact
MeaningThrow or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
Narrowerdunk; break; chip; carom; birdie; double birdie; double bogey; bogey; knuckle
Broaderhit
Nounsshooter; shooter
shoot > verb 9, communication
MeaningRecord on photographic film.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsphotograph, snap
Categoryphotography, picture taking
Narrowerretake; x-ray
Broaderrecord, enter, put down
Similar tofilm, shoot, take
shoot > verb 10, weather
MeaningEmit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderemit, give out, give off
shoot > verb 11, perception
MeaningCause a sharp and sudden pain in.
PatternSomething is ----ing PP
Broaderache, smart, hurt
shoot > verb 12, contact
MeaningForce or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
ModelThey shoot the fruit with a chemical; They shoot a chemical into the fruit
Synonymsinject
Broaderinsert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
Similar toinject, shoot
shoot > verb 13, contact
MeaningVariegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"shoot cloth"
Broaderweave, interweave
shoot > verb 14, contact
MeaningThrow dice, as in a crap game.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderthrow
Nounsshooter
shoot > verb 15, consumption
MeaningSpend frivolously and unwisely.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsfritter, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool, fool away
Entailsconsume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Broaderconsume, squander, waste, ware
shoot > verb 16, competition
MeaningScore.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
Categorysport, athletics
Broaderscore, hit, tally, rack up
shoot > verb 17, communication
MeaningUtter fast and forcefully.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderutter, emit, let out, let loose
shoot > verb 18, cognition
MeaningMeasure the altitude of by using a sextant.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"shoot a star"
Broadermeasure, mensurate, measure out
shoot > verb 19, change
MeaningProduce buds, branches, or germinate.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsspud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
Broadergrow
Similar togerminate
Nounsshoot
shoot > verb 20, body
MeaningGive an injection to.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Synonymsinject
Categorymedicine, practice of medicine
Narrowerinfuse; immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
Broaderadminister, dispense
Similar toinject, shoot

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