shook
shook

shoot


Definition: Meaning of, shoot in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʃuːt /

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shoot shot shot
Present Participle Third Person Singular
shooting shoots
  1. kill/injure [transitive] to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun
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  2. fire a gun etc [intransitive and transitive] to make a bullet or ARROW come from a weapon
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  3. birds/animals [intransitive and transitive] to shoot and kill animals or birds as a sport
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  4. move quickly [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly in a particular direction, or to make something move in this way
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  5. try to score [intransitive and transitive] to kick or throw a ball in a sport such as football or BASKETBALL towards the place where you can get a point
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  6. look at somebody shoot somebody a look/glance also shoot a glance at somebody to look at someone quickly, especially so that other people do not see, to show them how you feel
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  7. photograph/film [intransitive and transitive] to take photographs or make a film of something
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  8. pain [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if pain shoots through your body, you feel it going quickly through it
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  9. shoot it out (with somebody) if people shoot it out, they fight using guns, especially until one person or group is killed or defeated by the other
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  10. shoot yourself in the foot to say or do something stupid that will cause you a lot of trouble
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  11. shoot questions at somebody to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly
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  12. shoot your mouth off informal to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about
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  13. shoot the bull/breeze American English informal to have an informal conversation about unimportant things
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  14. shoot American English spoken used to tell someone to start speaking
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  15. shoot from the hip to say what you think in a direct way, or make a decision very quickly, without thinking about it first
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  16. shoot to fame/stardom/prominence to suddenly become very famous
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  17. shoot to number 1/to the top of the charts etc to suddenly become very successful in the popular music CHARTS (= the list of records that have sold the most copies that week)
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  18. shoot hoops/baskets informal to practise throwing BASKETBALL s into the basket
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  19. shoot the rapids to sail a small boat along a river that is moving very fast over rocks, as a sport
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  20. shoot pool informal to play the game of POOL
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  21. shoot craps American English informal to play the game of CRAPS
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  22. plants [intransitive] if a plant shoots, a new part of it starts to grow, especially a new stem and leaves
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  23. lock on a door [transitive] to move the BOLT on a door so that it is in the locked or unlocked position
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  24. have shot your bolt British English informal informal American English to have used all of your money, power, energy etc
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  25. shoot your load informal to EJACULATE
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shoot shoots
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  1. the part of a plant that comes up above the ground when it is just beginning to grow, or a new part that grows on an existing plant
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  2. an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film
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  3. an occasion when people shoot birds or animals for sport, or the area of land where they do this
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  4. green shoots (of recovery) British English the first sign that a situation is improving, especially an economic situation
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[American English] [informal]
  1. used to show that you are annoyed or disappointed about something
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shoot used in phrases

  • bamboo shoot (noun)
    1. edible young shoots of bamboo
  • penalty shoot-out (noun)
    1. an occasion when each team in a football match takes penalty kicks until one team misses the GOAL - used as a way of deciding which team will win when the ordinary part of the match has ended in a DRAW
  • photo shoot (noun)
    1. an occasion during which a professional photographer takes pictures of a fashion model or an actor for advertisements
  • point-and-shoot camera (noun)
    1. a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus
  • shoot a line (verb)
    1. show off
  • shoot craps (verb)
    1. play a game of craps
  • shoot one's mouth off (verb)
    1. speak spontaneously and without restraint
  • shoot the breeze (verb)
    1. talk socially without exchanging too much information
  • shoot-'em-up (noun)
    1. a movie featuring shooting and violence
  • shoot-down (noun)
    1. murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
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shoot used in phrasal verbs

  • shoot down (phrasal verb)
    1. to kill someone with a gun
    2. to shoot an enemy aircraft out of the sky
  • shoot for (phrasal verb)
    1. shoot for something to try to achieve a particular thing
  • shoot off (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave a place quickly or suddenly
  • shoot through (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave a place, usually suddenly
  • shoot up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to increase quickly by a large amount
    2. to grow taller very quickly
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