shooter
shooter

shooting


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

Pronunciation: / ˈʃuːtɪŋ /

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shooting shootings
  1. [countable] a situation in which someone is injured or killed by a gun
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  2. [uncountable] the sport of shooting animals and birds with guns
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  3. [uncountable] the process of taking photographs or making a film
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shooting used in phrases

  • clay pigeon shooting (noun)
    1. a sport in which you shoot at circles of hard clay that are thrown up into the air [=  skeet shooting American English]
  • crap shooting (noun)
    1. playing craps
  • drive-by shooting (noun)
    1. shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
  • line-shooting (noun)
    1. an instance of boastful talk
  • shooting box (noun)
    1. a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season
  • shooting brake (noun)
    1. another name for a station wagon
  • shooting gallery (noun)
    1. a place where people shoot guns at objects to win prizes
    2. American English informal an empty building in a city, where people buy illegal drugs and INJECT them
  • shooting iron (noun)
    1. a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
  • shooting lodge (noun)
    1. a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season
  • shooting match (noun)
    1. the whole shooting match British English spoken everything, or an event that is the most complete of its kind
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