shoot

1 of 3

verb

ˈshüt

shot ˈshät How to pronounce shoot (audio)

; shooting

transitive verb

a(1)

: to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)

shoot an arrow

shoot a spitball

shoot a marble

(2)

: to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket)

(3)

: to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air

shoot darts from a blowgun

a steam catapult shoots planes from a carrier

(4)

: to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement

also : to score by so doing

shoot the winning goal

shoot a basket

(5)

: to throw or cast off or out often with force

shoot dice

the horse shot his rider out of the saddle

: to cause (something, such as a gun or bow) to propel a missile

c(1)

: to utter (words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force

shoot out a stream of invective

(2)

: to emit (light, flame, fumes, etc.) suddenly and rapidly

(3)

: to send forth with suddenness or intensity

shot a look of anger at them

: to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide

: to affect by shooting: such as

: to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun

especially : to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm

: to remove or destroy by use of firearms

shot out the light

also : wreck, explode

: to push or slide (something, such as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening

: to push or thrust forward : stick out

toads shooting out their tongues

: to put forth in growing

: to place, send, or bring into position abruptly

a(1)

: to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) : play

shoot pool

shoot a round of golf

shoot craps

(2)

: to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves shooting

shoot 80 in golf

b(1)

: to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice

shoot $5

(2)

: to use up by or as if by betting : exhaust

shot his annual bonus on a shady deal

: to engage in the hunting and killing of (game birds or animals) with firearms especially as a sport

shoot woodcock

: to hunt over

shoot a tract of woodland

: to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward

shot the car onto the highway

: to send or carry quickly : dispatch

shoot the letter on to me as soon as you receive it

: to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches

: to pass swiftly by, past, or along

shooting rapids

: to plane (something, such as the edge of a board) straight or true

: set off, detonate, ignite

shoot a charge of dynamite

: to effect by blasting

: to determine the altitude of

: to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of : photograph, film

: to give an injection to

: to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream

intransitive verb

: to go or pass rapidly and precipitately

sparks shooting all over

his feet shot out from under him

: to move ahead by force of momentum

: to stream out suddenly : spurt

: to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light

: to dart with a piercing sensation

pain shot up my arm

: to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile

: to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting)

: to propel a missile

guns that shoot many miles

: protrude, project

: to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots

: develop, mature

: to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly

—often used with up

in a burst of growth he shot up to six feet tallprices shot up

: to propel an object (such as a ball) in a particular way

: to drive the ball or puck toward a goal

: to cast dice

: to slide into or out of a fastening

a bolt that shoots in either direction

: to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera

: to begin to speak

—usually used as an imperative

OK, shoot, what do you have to say

shoot

2 of 3

noun

: a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: such as

: a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature

: offshoot

: an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm):

(1)

: shot

(2)

: the firing of a missile especially by artillery

b(1)

: a hunting trip or party

(2)

: the right to shoot game in a particular area or land over which it is held

c(1)

: a shooting match

skeet shoot

(2)

: a round of shots in a shooting match

: the action or an instance of shooting with a camera : a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming

a movie shoot

: a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: such as

(1)

: a sudden or rapid advance

(2)

: a momentary darting sensation : twinge

(3)

: thrust sense 3b

(4)

: the pace between strokes in rowing

: a bar of rays : beam

a shoot of sunlight

[probably by folk etymology from French chute — more at chute]

: a rush of water down a steep or rapid

: a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly

shoot

3 of 3

interjection

—used to express annoyance or surprise

Phrases

shoot at or shoot for

: to aim at : strive for

shoot from the hip

: to act or speak hastily without consideration of the consequences

shoot one's bolt

: to exhaust one's capabilities and resources

shoot one's cuffs

: to tug one's shirt cuffs below those of one's coat

shoot oneself in the foot

: to act against one's own best interests

shoot the breeze

: to converse idly : gossip

shoot the shit

vulgar

: to shoot the breeze

shoot the works

: to venture all one's capital on one play

: to put forth all one's efforts

Example Sentences

Verb Does this gun shoot accurately? He shot at the deer. The enemy was shooting at the rescue helicopter. She shot the arrow into the air. I tried shooting a gun for the first time. He shot a spitball into the girl's hair. a stunt in which she was shot from a cannon He shot two deer this hunting season. The police shot the suspect in the leg. She accidentally shot herself in the foot. Noun Small green shoots grew from the base of the tree. She is currently on a movie shoot in London. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The disclosure came as U.S. Navy and Coast Guard crews worked off the Atlantic coast to recover debris from the shoot-down, including sensors. —

Dan Lamothe And Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023 The disclosure came as U.S. Navy and Coast Guard crews worked off the Atlantic coast to recover debris from the shoot-down, including sensors. —

Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023 Not too long after, Palmer shared a more grounded and intimate pregnancy shoot full of cozy ribbed knits and neutral tones. —

André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2023 The Last Supper to bring a sense of gravity to the shoot, then immediately undercutting it with playfulness. —

Caitlin White, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2023 First: The 20th century’s bright lines between photographic genres, which made Avedon so anxious and led critics to dismiss all his imagery as one big Vogue shoot, had dissolved into the 21st century’s low-drama catholicity. —

Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023 On Monday, each assistant was assigned four players for an extra hour-long shoot-around. —

Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 1 Feb. 2023 In addition to the closures, five Buybuy BABY stores will also be shutting down, and the company's health and beauty off-shoot Harmon will shut its doors permanently. —

Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023 After keeping fans waiting for months, Beyoncé has finally announced plans to go on tour in support of Renaissance, posting the news on Instagram Wednesday (Feb. 1) with an elegant outtake from the album’s cover shoot. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

shoot

1 of 2 verb

ˈshüt

shot ˈshät How to pronounce shoot (audio)

; shooting

: to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force

shoot an arrow

: to cause a missile to be driven out of

shoot a gun

: to cause a weapon to discharge a missile

shoot at a target

: to send (a marble) forward by snapping the thumb

: to hit or throw (as a ball or puck) toward a goal

: to score by shooting

shoot a basket

: play entry 2 sense 5a

shoot pool

: to strike with a missile from a bow or gun

especially : to kill by so doing

shot a deer

: to push or slide into or out of a fastening

shot the door bolt

: to push or thrust forward swiftly

lizards shooting out their tongues

: to grow rapidly

the corn is shooting up

: to go, move, or pass rapidly

they shot past on skis

: to pass swiftly along

shoot the rapids in a canoe

: to stream out suddenly : spurt

: to dart with a piercing sensation

shooting pains

: to take the altitude of

shoot the sun with a sextant

: to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of

shooter noun

shoot

2 of 2 noun

: a plant stem with its leaves and branches especially when not yet mature

: offshoot sense 1

: an act of shooting

: a hunting trip or party

: a shooting match

shoot at

phrase

variants or shoot for

as in try

to make an effort to do Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

try
seek
attempt
assay
essay
endeavor
strive
have a go at
assume
hope
try one's hand (at)
take up
struggle
fight
trouble
work
toil
aim
undertake
aspire
strain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drop
give up
quit

单词	shoot at
释义	shoot 1 of 3 verb ˈshüt shot ˈshät ; shooting transitive verb 1 a(1) : to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) shoot an arrow shoot a spitball shoot a marble (2) : to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket) (3) : to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air shoot darts from a blowgun a steam catapult shoots planes from a carrier (4) : to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement also : to score by so doing shoot the winning goal shoot a basket (5) : to throw or cast off or out often with force shoot dice the horse shot his rider out of the saddle b : to cause (something, such as a gun or bow) to propel a missile c(1) : to utter (words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force shoot out a stream of invective (2) : to emit (light, flame, fumes, etc.) suddenly and rapidly (3) : to send forth with suddenness or intensity shot a look of anger at them d : to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide 2 : to affect by shooting: such as a : to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun especially : to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm b : to remove or destroy by use of firearms shot out the light also : wreck, explode 3 a : to push or slide (something, such as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening b : to push or thrust forward : stick out toads shooting out their tongues c : to put forth in growing d : to place, send, or bring into position abruptly 4 a(1) : to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) : play shoot pool shoot a round of golf shoot craps (2) : to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves shooting shoot 80 in golf b(1) : to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice shoot $5 (2) : to use up by or as if by betting : exhaust shot his annual bonus on a shady deal 5 a : to engage in the hunting and killing of (game birds or animals) with firearms especially as a sport shoot woodcock b : to hunt over shoot a tract of woodland 6 a : to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward shot the car onto the highway b : to send or carry quickly : dispatch shoot the letter on to me as soon as you receive it 7 : to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches 8 : to pass swiftly by, past, or along shooting rapids 9 : to plane (something, such as the edge of a board) straight or true 10 a : set off, detonate, ignite shoot a charge of dynamite b : to effect by blasting 11 : to determine the altitude of 12 : to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of : photograph, film 13 a : to give an injection to b : to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream intransitive verb 1 a : to go or pass rapidly and precipitately sparks shooting all over his feet shot out from under him b : to move ahead by force of momentum c : to stream out suddenly : spurt d : to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light e : to dart with a piercing sensation pain shot up my arm 2 a : to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile b : to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting) 3 : to propel a missile guns that shoot many miles 4 : protrude, project 5 a : to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots b : develop, mature c : to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly —often used with up in a burst of growth he shot up to six feet tallprices shot up 6 a : to propel an object (such as a ball) in a particular way b : to drive the ball or puck toward a goal 7 : to cast dice 8 : to slide into or out of a fastening a bolt that shoots in either direction 9 : to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera 10 : to begin to speak —usually used as an imperative OK, shoot, what do you have to say shoot 2 of 3 noun 1 : a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: such as a : a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature b : offshoot 2 a : an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm): (1) : shot (2) : the firing of a missile especially by artillery b(1) : a hunting trip or party (2) : the right to shoot game in a particular area or land over which it is held c(1) : a shooting match skeet shoot (2) : a round of shots in a shooting match d : the action or an instance of shooting with a camera : a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming a movie shoot 3 a : a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: such as (1) : a sudden or rapid advance (2) : a momentary darting sensation : twinge (3) : thrust sense 3b (4) : the pace between strokes in rowing b : a bar of rays : beam a shoot of sunlight 4 [probably by folk etymology from French chute — more at chute] a : a rush of water down a steep or rapid b : a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly shoot 3 of 3 interjection —used to express annoyance or surprise Phrases shoot at or shoot for : to aim at : strive for shoot from the hip : to act or speak hastily without consideration of the consequences shoot one's bolt : to exhaust one's capabilities and resources shoot one's cuffs : to tug one's shirt cuffs below those of one's coat shoot oneself in the foot : to act against one's own best interests shoot the breeze : to converse idly : gossip shoot the shit vulgar : to shoot the breeze shoot the works 1 : to venture all one's capital on one play 2 : to put forth all one's efforts Synonyms Verb blast discharge fire loose squeeze off Noun offshoot outgrowth sprout See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb Does this gun shoot accurately? He shot at the deer. The enemy was shooting at the rescue helicopter. She shot the arrow into the air. I tried shooting a gun for the first time. He shot a spitball into the girl's hair. a stunt in which she was shot from a cannon He shot two deer this hunting season. The police shot the suspect in the leg. She accidentally shot herself in the foot. Noun Small green shoots grew from the base of the tree. She is currently on a movie shoot in London. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun The disclosure came as U.S. Navy and Coast Guard crews worked off the Atlantic coast to recover debris from the shoot-down, including sensors. —Dan Lamothe And Azi Paybarah, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023 The disclosure came as U.S. Navy and Coast Guard crews worked off the Atlantic coast to recover debris from the shoot-down, including sensors. —Azi Paybarah, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2023 Not too long after, Palmer shared a more grounded and intimate pregnancy shoot full of cozy ribbed knits and neutral tones. —André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2023 The Last Supper to bring a sense of gravity to the shoot, then immediately undercutting it with playfulness. —Caitlin White, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2023 First: The 20th century’s bright lines between photographic genres, which made Avedon so anxious and led critics to dismiss all his imagery as one big Vogue shoot, had dissolved into the 21st century’s low-drama catholicity. —Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023 On Monday, each assistant was assigned four players for an extra hour-long shoot-around. —Nick Alvarez \| Nalvarez@al.com, al, 1 Feb. 2023 In addition to the closures, five Buybuy BABY stores will also be shutting down, and the company's health and beauty off-shoot Harmon will shut its doors permanently. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2023 After keeping fans waiting for months, Beyoncé has finally announced plans to go on tour in support of Renaissance, posting the news on Instagram Wednesday (Feb. 1) with an elegant outtake from the album’s cover shoot. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Noun Middle English schot, schote projectile, new growth, in part from shoten, verb, in part from Old English sceot shot Interjection euphemism for shit First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1) Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Interjection 1876, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing shoot photo shoot reach/shoot for the moon shoot baskets shoot it out shoot off shoot down shoot dead shoot-'em-up shoot one's bolt shoot-out shoot the breeze shoot on sight shoot the rapids shoot-the-chutes shoot the bull shoot one's mouth off shoot up shoot to kill turkey shoot run-and-shoot shoot off at the mouth look/shoot/stare daggers at blame/shoot the messenger point-and-shoot shoot for shoot the shit shoot one's cuffs shoot at shoot from the hip shoot oneself in the foot shoot the works See More photo shoot reach/shoot for the moon shoot baskets shoot it out shoot off shoot down shoot dead shoot-'em-up shoot one's bolt shoot-out shoot the breeze shoot on sight shoot the rapids shoot-the-chutes shoot the bull shoot one's mouth off shoot up shoot to kill turkey shoot run-and-shoot shoot off at the mouth look/shoot/stare daggers at blame/shoot the messenger point-and-shoot shoot for shoot the shit shoot one's cuffs shoot at shoot from the hip shoot oneself in the foot shoot the works See More Kids Definition shoot 1 of 2 verb ˈshüt shot ˈshät ; shooting 1 a : to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force shoot an arrow b : to cause a missile to be driven out of shoot a gun c : to cause a weapon to discharge a missile shoot at a target 2 a : to send (a marble) forward by snapping the thumb b : to hit or throw (as a ball or puck) toward a goal c : to score by shooting shoot a basket d : play entry 2 sense 5a shoot pool 3 : to strike with a missile from a bow or gun especially : to kill by so doing shot a deer 4 : to push or slide into or out of a fastening shot the door bolt 5 a : to push or thrust forward swiftly lizards shooting out their tongues b : to grow rapidly the corn is shooting up 6 a : to go, move, or pass rapidly they shot past on skis b : to pass swiftly along shoot the rapids in a canoe c : to stream out suddenly : spurt d : to dart with a piercing sensation shooting pains 7 : to take the altitude of shoot the sun with a sextant 8 : to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of shooter noun shoot 2 of 2 noun 1 a : a plant stem with its leaves and branches especially when not yet mature b : offshoot sense 1 2 a : an act of shooting b : a hunting trip or party c : a shooting match Medical Definition shoot transitive verb ˈshüt shot ˈshät ; shooting 1 : to give an injection to 2 : to take or administer (as a drug) by hypodermic needle shoot at phrase variants or shoot for as in try to make an effort to do Let's shoot at a 6:30 arrival. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance try seek attempt assay essay endeavor strive have a go at assume hope try one's hand (at) take up struggle fight trouble work toil aim undertake aspire strain Antonyms & Near Antonyms drop give up quit
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