Hypernyms for "shoot"
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Hypernyms
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ache
administer
belt along
bucket along
cannonball along
cast
consume
contrive
discharge
dispense
emit
enclose
enter
fire
give off
give out
grow
hasten
hie
hit
hotfoot
hurt
inclose
injure
insert
interweave
introduce
kill
let loose
let out
measure
measure out
mensurate
pelt along
project
put down
put in
race
rack up
record
rush
rush along
score
shooting
shot
smart
speed
sprout
squander
step on it
stick in
tally
throw
utter
ware
waste
weave
wound
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.