The meaning of Shoot
Shoot – definition
verbKill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow.
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He was shot in the leg during an armed robberyverbMove suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction.
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The car shot forwardverb(in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.
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Williams twice shot wideverbFilm or photograph (a scene, film, etc.).
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She has just been commissioned to shoot a videoverb(of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate.
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Some years one or other plant fails to shootverbInject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug).
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He shot dope into his armverbPlane (the edge of a board) accurately.
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I shot the longer edge down on the planer
nounA young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.
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He nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stemsnounAn occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport.
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A grouse shootnounAn occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made.
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A photo shootnounA rapid in a stream.
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Follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater
exclamationVariant spelling of chute1.
exclamationUsed as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
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Shoot, it was a great day to be aliveexclamationUsed as a euphemism for ‘shit
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Shoot, it was a great day to be alive
nounA sloping channel or slide for conveying things to a lower level.
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Cement was loaded on to barges via chutesnounA narrow metal enclosure for holding or restraining livestock, in which an animal may be vaccinated, branded, etc.
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Cattle tend to be calmer in a chute with solid sides
verbFire a shot
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Word origin
early 19th century (originally a North American usage): from French, ‘fall’ (of water or rocks), from Old French cheoite, feminine past participle of cheoir ‘to fall’, from Latin cadere ; inf
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