Search results
- DictionaryShoot/SHo͞ot/
verb
- 1. kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow: "he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery"
- 2. move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: "the car shot forward"
noun
- 1. a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant: "he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems"
- 2. an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport: "a grouse shoot"
exclamation
- 1. used as a euphemism for ‘shit’: informal North American "shoot, it was a great day to be alive"
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 injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun at them: [ often passive ] He was robbed and then shot in the stomach. An innocent bystander was shot dead in the incident. Fewer examples. The officer commanded his men to shoot. Soldiers were given the authority to shoot, but only as a last resort.
[intransitive, transitive] to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire something from a weapon. Don't shoot—I surrender. The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at). The soldiers were given orders to shoot on sight (= as soon as they saw somebody). shoot at somebody/something troops shooting at the enemy.
3 days ago · 40 meanings: 1. to hit, wound, damage, or kill with a missile discharged from a weapon 2. to discharge (a missile or missiles).... Click for more definitions.
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOOT. 1. a : to cause a bullet, arrow, etc., to move forward with great force from a weapon. [no object] Does this gun shoot accurately? Don't shoot. I surrender. He shot at the deer. [+] more examples. [+ object] She shot the arrow into the air.
verb (used with object),shot, shoot·ing. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon: to shoot a bullet. to discharge (a weapon): to shoot a gun.
To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile. Shot out the window. American Heritage. To make move with great speed or sudden force. To shoot an elevator upward. Webster's New World. To grow or sprout, esp. rapidly. Webster's New World. To discharge (a weapon). American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (52) Synonyms: take. film. blast.
