Search results for 'shoot':

shoot verb (shot, shooting) 1 tr & intr to fire a gun or other weapon. 2 to fire bullets, arrows or other missiles. 3 to hit, wound or kill with a weapon or missile. 4 to let fly with force • The geyser shot water high into the air. 5 to launch or direct forcefully and rapidly • He shot questions at them. 6 tr & intr to move or make someone or something move or progress quickly • That last victory shot them to the top of the table. 7 colloq (also shoot off) to depart quickly • I have to shoot or I'll miss my train. 8 colloq to tip out or dump (eg rubbish). 9 tr & intr, sport to strike (the ball, etc) at goal. 10 golf to score, for a hole or the round. 11 tr & intr to film (motion pictures), or take photographs of someone or something. 12 to variegate by adding different coloured specks of colour • Her dress was black shot with burgundy. 13 intrans said of pain: to dart with a stabbing sensation. 14 to pull (one's shirt sleeves) forward so that they protrude from the sleeves of one's jacket. 15 to slide (a bolt) along. 16 to slide a bolt into or out of its lock. 17 to elongate rapidly. 18 to protrude or jut out far or suddenly. 19 colloq to begin to speak one's mind or tell what one knows • Go on, shoot! 20 to tower. 21 to throw or cast a die or dice. 22 to detonate. 23 intrans to dart forth or forwards. 24 said of a cricket ball: to start forward rapidly near the ground. 25 intrans to use a bow or gun in practice, competition, hunting, etc • He likes to shoot regularly. 26 intrans said of a plant: to produce new growth; to sprout. 27 intrans said of a plant, especially a vegetable: to produce unwanted flowers and seeds. 28 colloq to pass through (red traffic lights) without stopping. 29 colloq to pass quickly through something • shoot rapids. 30 slang to play a game of eg pool or golf; to have as a score at golf • We could shoot pool at the club later. 31 slang to inject (especially oneself) with (drugs) illegally. noun 1 an act of shooting. 2 a shooting match or party. 3 an outing or expedition to hunt animals with firearms. 4 an area of land within which animals are hunted in this way. 5 the shooting of a film or a photographic modelling session. 6 a new or young plant growth. 7 the sprouting of a plant. 8 a dump or rubbish chute. shoot a line slang to brag or exaggerate. shoot ahead to advance quickly in front of others, eg in a race. shoot someone down in flames slang 1 to scold or reprimand severely. 2 to destroy or humiliate, especially by the strength of one's argument • His speech was shot down in flames by the opposition. shoot from the hip colloq to speak hastily, bluntly or directly, without preparation or concern for the consequences. shoot home 1 to hit the target. 2 to put across an opinion, etc • I think you've shot the point home. shoot it out to settle (a dispute, competition, etc) by military action. shoot oneself in the foot colloq to injure or harm one's own interests by ineptitude. shoot one's mouth off colloq to speak freely, indiscreetly or boastfully. shoot through slang to escape or leave quickly. the whole shoot or shooting-match colloq the whole lot.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sceotan.