shoot

/ʃˈut/

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Noun
a new branch
Noun
the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
Verb
hit with a missile from a weapon
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kill by firing a missile
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fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
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make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
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send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
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run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
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move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
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throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
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record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
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emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
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cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
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force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
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variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
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throw dice, as in a crap game
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spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance"
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score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
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utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
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measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
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produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
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give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient''s vein"
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