shoot

shoot

to hit with a missile discharged from a weapon; to project, impel, hurl, cast, or throw
Not to be confused with:chute – an inclined tube, trough, or shaft for conveying water, grain, etc. to a lower level; parachute

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C0350300 (sho͞ot)v. shot (shŏt), shoot·ing, shoots v.tr.1. a. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.b. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window.c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon.3. a. To discharge (a weapon).b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker.4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe.5. To throw out or release (a fishing line, for example).6. a. To send forth suddenly, intensely, or swiftly: The burning building shot sparks onto the adjacent roof. He shot an angry look at me.b. To emit (a ray or rays of light or another form of energy).c. To utter (sounds or words) forcefully, rapidly, or suddenly: She shot a retort to the insult.d. Slang To give, send, or hand quickly: Shoot me that stapler.7. Informal To spend, use up, or waste: They shot their savings on a new boat.8. To pass over or through swiftly: shooting the rapids.9. To cover (country) in hunting for game.10. To record on film or video using a movie camera: shot the scene in one take.11. To cause to project or protrude; extend: shot out her arm to prevent the bottle from falling.12. To begin to grow or produce; put forth.13. To pour, empty out, or discharge down or as if down a chute: shot gravel into the hole.14. Sports & Games a. To throw or propel (a ball, marble, or other projectile in a game) in a specific direction or toward the objective.b. To accomplish (the objective) of a game involving a projectile; score (a point, basket, or goal).c. To play (a game involving projectiles, such as golf or pool).d. To attain (a given score) in golf.e. To play (a game involving dice, especially craps).f. To throw (the dice or a given score) in craps.15. To slide (the bolt of a lock) into or out of its fastening.16. To plane (the edge of a board) straight.17. To variegate (colored cloth) by interweaving weft threads of a different color.18. To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument: shot the star.v.intr.1. To discharge a missile from a weapon.2. To discharge or fire; go off.3. a. To gush or spurt: Water shot out of the geyser.b. To appear suddenly: The sun shot through a break in the clouds.4. To move swiftly; dart.5. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body: Pain shot through my lower leg.6. To protrude; project: The headland shoots far out into the sea.7. To engage in hunting or the firing of weapons, especially for sport: is shooting in Scotland during the fall.8. To put forth new growth; germinate.9. a. To take pictures.b. To film a scene in a movie.10. Sports & Games To propel a ball or other object toward the goal or in a specific direction or manner.11. Games To throw dice.12. Slang To begin talking. Often used in the imperative: I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!13. To slide into or out of a fastening. Used of the bolt of a lock.n.1. The motion or movement of something that is propelled, driven, or discharged.2. a. The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout.b. A young leaf, flower, or other new growth on a plant.c. The aboveground part of a vascular plant.3. A narrow, swift, or turbulent section of a stream.4. a. The act of discharging a weapon or letting fly a missile.b. Informal The launching of a rocket or similar missile.5. a. An organized shooting activity, such as a skeet tournament or hunt.b. A round of shots in a contest with firearms.6. A session in which something is photographed, filmed, or videotaped.7. The distance a shot travels; the range.8. A sharp twinge or spasm of pain.9. An inclined channel for moving something; a chute.10. A body of ore in a vein.interj. Used to express surprise, mild annoyance, or disappointment.Phrasal Verbs: shoot down1. To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.2. Informal To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.3. Informal a. To put an end to; defeat: shot down the proposal.b. To expose as false; discredit: shot down his theory. shoot for/at Informal To strive or aim for; have as a goal. shoot up1. Informal To grow or get taller rapidly.2. To increase dramatically in amount.3. To riddle with bullets.4. To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.5. Slang To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.Idioms: shoot from the hip Slang To act or speak on a matter without forethought. shoot off (one's) mouth/face Slang 1. To speak indiscreetly.2. To brag; boast. shoot (one's) bolt Slang To do all within one's power; exhaust all of one's resources or capabilities. shoot (one's) wad1. Slang a. To spend all of one's cash.b. To use up all of one's energy or resources.2. Vulgar Slang To ejaculate. shoot (oneself) in the foot To do or say something that inadvertently undermines one's interests. shoot straight To talk or deal honestly. shoot the breeze/bull Slang To spend time talking in an idle manner; talk idly. shoot the shit Vulgar Slang To talk idly. shoot the works Informal To expend all of one's efforts or capital.

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[Middle English shoten, from Old English scēotan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots. Interj., alteration of shit.]

shoot

(ʃuːt) vb, shoots, shooting or shot1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to discharge (a missile or missiles) from a weapon3. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) to fire (a weapon) or (of a weapon) to be fired4. to send out or be sent out as if from a weapon: he shot questions at her. 5. (intr) to move very rapidly; dart6. (tr) to slide or push into or out of a fastening: to shoot a bolt. 7. to emit (a ray of light) or (of a ray of light) to be emitted8. (tr) to go or pass quickly over or through: to shoot rapids. 9. (Hunting) (intr) to hunt game with a gun for sport10. (Hunting) (tr) to pass over (an area) in hunting game11. to extend or cause to extend; project12. (tr) to discharge down or as if down a chute13. (Botany) (intr) (of a plant) to produce (buds, branches, etc)14. (Botany) (intr) (of a seed) to germinate15. (Photography) to photograph or record (a sequence, subject, etc)16. (Film) to photograph or record (a sequence, subject, etc)17. (tr; usually passive) to variegate or streak, as with colour18. (General Sporting Terms) sport to hit or propel (the ball, etc) towards the goal19. (Golf) (tr) sport chiefly US and Canadian to score (points, strokes, etc): he shot 72 on the first round. 20. (Building) (tr) to plane (a board) to produce a straight edge21. (Mining & Quarrying) (tr) mining to detonate22. (Astronomy) (tr) to measure the altitude of (a celestial body)23. (Recreational Drugs) (often foll by up) slang to inject (someone, esp oneself) with (a drug, esp heroin)24. shoot a line See line¹⁵⁸25. shoot from the hip to speak bluntly or impulsively without concern for the consequences26. shoot one's bolt See bolt¹¹³27. shoot oneself in the foot informal to damage one's own cause inadvertently28. shoot one's mouth off slang a. to talk indiscreetlyb. to boast or exaggerate29. shoot the breeze See breeze¹⁵n30. the act of shooting31. the action or motion of something that is shot32. (Botany) the first aerial part of a plant to develop from a germinating seed33. (Botany) any new growth of a plant, such as a bud, young branch, etc34. (Hunting) chiefly Brit a meeting or party organized for hunting game with guns35. (Hunting) an area or series of coverts and woods where game can be hunted with guns36. (Physical Geography) a steep descent in a stream; rapid37. (Photography) informal a photographic assignment38. (Geological Science) geology mining a narrow workable vein of ore39. (Mining & Quarrying) geology mining a narrow workable vein of ore40. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) obsolete the reach of a shot41. the whole shoot slang everythinginterjUS and Canadian an exclamation expressing disbelief, scepticism, disgust, disappointment, etc[Old English sceōtan; related to Old Norse skjōta, Old High German skiozan to shoot, Old Slavonic iskydati to throw out]

shoot

(ʃut)

v. shot, shoot•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. 2. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon. 3. to discharge (a weapon). 4. to send forth (questions, ideas, etc.) rapidly. 5. to fling; propel: The volcano shot lava high into the air. 6. to direct suddenly or swiftly: He shot a smile at his wife. 7. to move suddenly; send swiftly along. 8. to go over (country) in hunting game. 9. to pass rapidly through, over, down, etc.: to shoot the rapids. 10. to emit (a ray or rays, as of light) suddenly, briefly, or intermittently. 11. to variegate by threads, streaks, etc., of another color. 12. to cause to extend or project (often fol. by out): He shot out his arm. 13. to put forth (buds, branches, etc.). 14. to slide (a bolt or the like) into or out of its fastening. 15. to pull (one's cuffs) abruptly toward one's hands. 16. to take the altitude of (a heavenly body). 17. to detonate; cause to explode. 18. to take a picture of; photograph or film. v.i. 19. to send forth missiles from a bow, firearm, or the like. 20. to be discharged, as a firearm. 21. to hunt with a gun for sport. 22. to move or pass suddenly or swiftly: The car shot ahead and out of sight. 23. to put forth buds or shoots, as a plant; germinate. 24. to take a photograph. 25. to film or begin to film a scene or movie. 26. to extend; jut: a cape shooting out into the sea. 27. to propel a ball, puck, etc., toward a goal or in a particular way. 28. to flow through the body: Pain shot through his arm. 29. to carry by force of discharge or momentum: The missile shot thousands of miles into space. 30. Informal. to begin to talk. 31. shoot down, a. to cause to fall by hitting with a shot. b. to disparage, reject, or expose as false or inadequate. 32. shoot for or at, to attempt to obtain or accomplish. 33. shoot up, a. to grow rapidly or suddenly. b. to damage or harass by reckless shooting. c. to wound by shooting. d. Slang. to inject a narcotic drug intravenously. n. 34. the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc. 35. a shooting expedition or contest. 36. a growing or sprouting, as of a plant. 37. a new or young growth that shoots off from some portion of a plant. 38. a sprout that is not three feet high. 39. a chute. 40. the launching of a missile. 41. a photographic assignment or session, as for a feature film or a television commercial. 42. Rowing. the interval between strokes. 43. a narrow vein of ore. Idioms: 1. shoot from the hip, Informal. to act or speak without due consideration or deliberation. 2. shoot off one's mouth or face, Slang. a. to talk indiscreetly, make thoughtless remarks, etc. b. to exaggerate; brag. 3. shoot one's wad or bolt, Informal. a. to spend all one's money. b. Also, shoot the works. to spend and exhaust all one's energies or resources. 4. shoot the breeze or bull, Informal. to chat aimlessly. [before 900; Middle English shoten (v.), Old English scēotan, c. Old Frisian skiata, Old High German sciozzan, Old Norse skjōta; akin to shot¹] shoot′er, n.

shoot

(sho͞ot) A new growth on a plant, such as a young branch or a sprout from a seed.

shoot

Past participle: shot
Gerund: shooting

Imperative
shoot
shoot

Present
I shoot
you shoot
he/she/it shoots
we shoot
you shoot
they shoot

Preterite
I shot
you shot
he/she/it shot
we shot
you shot
they shot

Present Continuous
I am shooting
you are shooting
he/she/it is shooting
we are shooting
you are shooting
they are shooting

Present Perfect
I have shot
you have shot
he/she/it has shot
we have shot
you have shot
they have shot

Past Continuous
I was shooting
you were shooting
he/she/it was shooting
we were shooting
you were shooting
they were shooting

Past Perfect
I had shot
you had shot
he/she/it had shot
we had shot
you had shot
they had shot

Future
I will shoot
you will shoot
he/she/it will shoot
we will shoot
you will shoot
they will shoot

Future Perfect
I will have shot
you will have shot
he/she/it will have shot
we will have shot
you will have shot
they will have shot

Future Continuous
I will be shooting
you will be shooting
he/she/it will be shooting
we will be shooting
you will be shooting
they will be shooting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shooting
you have been shooting
he/she/it has been shooting
we have been shooting
you have been shooting
they have been shooting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shooting
you will have been shooting
he/she/it will have been shooting
we will have been shooting
you will have been shooting
they will have been shooting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shooting
you had been shooting
he/she/it had been shooting
we had been shooting
you had been shooting
they had been shooting

Conditional
I would shoot
you would shoot
he/she/it would shoot
we would shoot
you would shoot
they would shoot

Past Conditional
I would have shot
you would have shot
he/she/it would have shot
we would have shot
you would have shot
they would have shot

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shoot - a new branch sprout - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a budsucker - a shoot arising from a plant's rootstiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
	2.	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"skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting - the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
Verb	1.	shoot - hit with a missile from a weaponpip, hitinjure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm tostrike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"gun down - strike down or shoot downgrass - shoot down, of birdskneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist"pip, shoot - kill by firing a missile
	2.	shoot - kill by firing a missilepipshoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weaponkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"flight - shoot a bird in flightpick off - shoot one by one
	3.	shoot - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"blastfire, discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"blaze, blaze away - shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men"overshoot - shoot beyond or over (a target)sharpshoot, snipe - aim and shoot with great precisionfire, open fire - start firing a weapongun - shoot with a gunshoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weaponpump - deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy"
	4.	shoot - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"film, takemotion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, 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"record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent formphotograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times"
	5.	shoot - send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"cast, contrive, throw, project - put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
	6.	shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"dash, scoot, scud, dart, flashplunge - dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"shoot down, tear, buck, charge, shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
	7.	shoot - move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"shoot down, tear, buck, chargehie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten - move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot - run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"rip - move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"shoot up - rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"
	8.	shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"dunk - make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"break - make the opening shot that scatters the ballschip - play a chip shotcarom - make a carombirdie - shoot in one stroke under pardouble birdie, eagle - shoot two strokes under par; "She eagled the hole"double bogey - to shoot two strokes over parbogey - to shoot in one stroke over parknuckle - shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground
	9.	shoot - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"photograph, snapphotography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographsrecord, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent formfilm, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"retake - photograph again; "Please retake that scene"x-ray - take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
	10.	shoot - emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	11.	shoot - cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain
	12.	shoot - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"injectinject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
	13.	shoot - variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving
	14.	shoot - throw dice, as in a crap gamethrow - throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
	15.	shoot - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipateware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
	16.	shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitionrack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	17.	shoot - utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	18.	shoot - measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"measure, measure out, mensurate - determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
	19.	shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulategrow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
	20.	shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"injectpractice 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"dispense, administer - give or apply (medications)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 - force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

shoot

verb1. open fire on, blast (slang), hit, kill, bag, plug (slang), bring down, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), zap (slang), pick off, pump full of lead (slang) The police had orders to shoot anyone who attacked them.2. fire, launch, discharge, project, hurl, fling, propel, emit, let fly He shot an arrow into the air.3. speed, race, rush, charge, fly, spring, tear, flash, dash, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), bolt, streak, dart, whisk, whizz (informal), hurtle, scoot, burn rubber (informal) They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.4. film, video, photograph, capture on film, make a film of He'd love to shoot his film in Cuba.noun1. sprout, branch, bud, twig, sprig, offshoot, scion, slip This week saw the first pink shoots of the new season's crop.shoot someone down gun down, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), put a bullet into (informal), fell, take out (slang), execute, pump full of lead (informal) They shot him down in cold blood.shoot something down bring down, gun down His plane was shot down.shoot something or someone down in flames put down, dismiss, dispel, reject, banish, spurn, repudiate, lay aside, pooh-pooh She was able to shoot the rumour down in flames.shoot up increase, grow, expand, go up, mount, multiply, snowball Sales shot up by 9% last month.

shoot

verb1. To wound or kill with a firearm:gun (down), pick off.Slang: plug.2. To launch with great force:fire, hurtle, loose, project, propel.Idiom: let fly.3. To discharge a gun or firearm:fire.Idiom: take a shot at.4. To move swiftly:bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.Informal: hotfoot, rip.Slang: barrel, highball.Chiefly British: nip.Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.5. To pass quickly and lightly through the air:dart, float, fly, sail, skim.6. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw, toss.Informal: fire.phrasal verb
shoot downInformal. To cause to be no longer believed or valued:debunk, deflate, discredit, explode, puncture.Idioms: knock the bottom out of, shoot full of holes.phrasal verb
shoot upInformal. To rise abruptly and precipitously:rocket, sky, skyrocket, soar.noun1. A young stemlike growth arising from a plant:bine, offshoot, runner, sprig, sprout, tendril.2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain:cramp, paroxysm, spasm, throe.

Translations

射击射死射门打靶投射

shoot

(ʃuːt) – past tense, past participle shot (ʃot) – verb1. (often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc. The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air. 發射，開火 发射，射击 2. to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc. He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn. 射中，射殺 射伤，射死，击毙 3. to direct swiftly and suddenly. She shot them an angry glance. 快速突然地看一眼 投射（视线） 4. to move swiftly. He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room. 疾馳而過，突然冒出 迅速通过，疾驰 5. to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film). That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week. 拍電影 拍电影6. to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score. 射(門)，投(籃) 射（门），投（篮） 7. to kill (game birds etc) for sport. (運動)射擊 打靶（比赛） noun a new growth on a plant. The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees. 嫩芽 嫩芽shooting-starmeteorshoot down to hit (a plane) with eg a shell and cause it to crash. 擊落 击落shoot rapids to pass through rapids (in a canoe). 穿過急流 (獨木舟) 穿过急流shoot up to grow or increase rapidly. Prices have shot up. 快速生長，暴漲 迅速成长，暴涨

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