To cause (a vessel) to move forward suddenly or swiftly. to shoot (a vessel) to: to bring it by ‘shooting’ to a required position. †to be shot: of a…

intransitive. To take form; to form or be formed; to appear in a visible shape. Obsolete.

figurative. intransitive. To assume a definite or concrete form; to become clear and defined. Also with out.

intransitive. To assume a shape or form; to develop or progress. Frequently const. up.

intransitive. To become a jelly; to congeal or jelly. Also figurative, to take definite or satisfactory shape; = crystallize, v. 3b. Cf. gel, v.