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C0350300 (sho͞ot)v. shot (shŏt), shoot·ing, shoots v.tr.1. a. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.b. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window.c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon.3. a. To discharge (a weapon).b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker.4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe.5. To throw out or release (a fishing line, for example).6. a. To send forth suddenly, intensely, or swiftly: The burning building shot sparks onto the adjacent roof. He shot an angry look at me.b. To emit (a ray or rays of light or another form of energy).c. To utter (sounds or words) forcefully, rapidly, or suddenly: She shot a retort to the insult.d. Slang To give, send, or hand quickly: Shoot me that stapler.7. Informal To spend, use up, or waste: They shot their savings on a new boat.8. To pass over or through swiftly: shooting the rapids.9. To cover (country) in hunting for game.10. To record on film or video using a movie camera: shot the scene in one take.11. To cause to project or protrude; extend: shot out her arm to prevent the bottle from falling.12. To begin to grow or produce; put forth.13. To pour, empty out, or discharge down or as if down a chute: shot gravel into the hole.14. Sports & Games a. To throw or propel (a ball, marble, or other projectile in a game) in a specific direction or toward the objective.b. To accomplish (the objective) of a game involving a projectile; score (a point, basket, or goal).c. To play (a game involving projectiles, such as golf or pool).d. To attain (a given score) in golf.e. To play (a game involving dice, especially craps).f. To throw (the dice or a given score) in craps.15. To slide (the bolt of a lock) into or out of its fastening.16. To plane (the edge of a board) straight.17. To variegate (colored cloth) by interweaving weft threads of a different color.18. To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument: shot the star.v.intr.1. To discharge a missile from a weapon.2. To discharge or fire; go off.3. a. To gush or spurt: Water shot out of the geyser.b. To appear suddenly: The sun shot through a break in the clouds.4. To move swiftly; dart.5. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body: Pain shot through my lower leg.6. To protrude; project: The headland shoots far out into the sea.7. To engage in hunting or the firing of weapons, especially for sport: is shooting in Scotland during the fall.8. To put forth new growth; germinate.9. a. To take pictures.b. To film a scene in a movie.10. Sports & Games To propel a ball or other object toward the goal or in a specific direction or manner.11. Games To throw dice.12. Slang To begin talking. Often used in the imperative: I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!13. To slide into or out of a fastening. Used of the bolt of a lock.n.1. The motion or movement of something that is propelled, driven, or discharged.2. a. The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout.b. A young leaf, flower, or other new growth on a plant.c. The aboveground part of a vascular plant.3. A narrow, swift, or turbulent section of a stream.4. a. The act of discharging a weapon or letting fly a missile.b. Informal The launching of a rocket or similar missile.5. a. An organized shooting activity, such as a skeet tournament or hunt.b. A round of shots in a contest with firearms.6. A session in which something is photographed, filmed, or videotaped.7. The distance a shot travels; the range.8. A sharp twinge or spasm of pain.9. An inclined channel for moving something; a chute.10. A body of ore in a vein.interj. Used to express surprise, mild annoyance, or disappointment.Phrasal Verbs: shoot down1. To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.2. Informal To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.3. Informal a. To put an end to; defeat: shot down the proposal.b. To expose as false; discredit: shot down his theory. shoot for/at Informal To strive or aim for; have as a goal. shoot up1. Informal To grow or get taller rapidly.2. To increase dramatically in amount.3. To riddle with bullets.4. To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.5. Slang To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.Idioms: shoot from the hip Slang To act or speak on a matter without forethought. shoot off (one's) mouth/face Slang 1. To speak indiscreetly.2. To brag; boast. shoot (one's) bolt Slang To do all within one's power; exhaust all of one's resources or capabilities. shoot (one's) wad1. Slang a. To spend all of one's cash.b. To use up all of one's energy or resources.2. Vulgar Slang To ejaculate. shoot (oneself) in the foot To do or say something that inadvertently undermines one's interests. shoot straight To talk or deal honestly. shoot the breeze/bull Slang To spend time talking in an idle manner; talk idly. shoot the shit Vulgar Slang To talk idly. shoot the works Informal To expend all of one's efforts or capital.

[Middle English shoten, from Old English scēotan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots. Interj., alteration of shit.]

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(ˈʃuːtɪŋ) n1. the activity of shooting; shots2. an occasion when someone is injured or killed by being shot with a gun3. (Hunting) a. the sport of shooting gameb. (as modifier): the shooting season. 4. (Hunting) (as modifier): the shooting season. 5. (Film) the act of making cinema films

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biathlon - Consists of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
off-hand - Meaning "at once, straightway," it probably originally referred to shooting without a rest or support; as "unpremeditated," it is attested to 1719.
potshot - Comes from shooting an animal purely for food (pot), rather than for simple conquest.
scope - First meant "target for shooting," from Greek skopos, "target."

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In American English, hunting is the killing of wild animals or birds as a sport or for food, using guns.

...the shotgun the President used when he went deer hunting.

In British English, hunting usually refers to the chasing and killing of foxes by dogs, followed by people on horseback. The killing of animals and birds with guns is referred to in British English as shooting.

For hunting with hounds was voted illegal in Scotland.Grouse shooting begins in August.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shooting - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"shotactuation, propulsion - the act of propellingshoot - the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"countershot - a return shot; a retaliatory shotfiring off, firing, discharge - the act of discharging a gunfire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a targetgunfire, gunshot - the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"headshot - a shot aimed at a person's headshellfire - shooting artillery shellspotshot - a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
	2.	shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"drive-by killing - homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobilehomicide - the killing of a human being by another human beingdrive-by shooting - shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victimwing shooting - shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing)

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adjectiveMarked by severity or intensity:acute, gnawing, knifelike, lancinating, piercing, sharp, stabbing.

Translations

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firing with rifle, shotgun, pistol, or revolver at stationary or moving targets. The term shooting is also used in Great Britain to mean small-game huntinghunting,
act of seeking, following, and killing wild animals for consumption or display. It differs from fishing in that it involves only land animals. Hunting was a necessary activity of early humans.
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In the 19th cent. the sport of rifle shooting became increasingly popular in England and in the United States, where the National Rifle Association (NRA) was formed (1871) to standardize the rules for rifle marksmanship. Matches were arranged and trophies offered. Pistol and revolver events were added in 1900. Shooting events have been included in the Olympic gamesOlympic games,
premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece

Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C.
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Among the Olympic events are pistol shooting at 50 m (164 ft), rifle shooting at 300 m (984 ft), trapshooting and skeet, and small-bore rifle shooting. NRA-sponsored tournaments are divided into sections for small-bore rifles, high-power rifles, pistols, and revolvers. In small-bore rifle shooting the targets range in distance from 50 ft to 200 yd (15.24–182.88 m), and in pistol and revolver shooting from 50 ft to 50 yd (15.24–45.72 m). For long-range rifle marksmanship, targets from 200 to 1,000 yd (182.88–914.4 m) are used. A shooting target is made of black-on-white cardboard and is composed of a bullseye (black) and several concentric circles. Competitors shoot from four positions with the rifle—prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing. Matches in which competing teams exchange scores by telegraphic and postal facilities are common.

Trapshooting with shotguns began in England in the 19th cent. To simulate the flight of game birds, "clay pigeons" (originally made of clay but now molded of silt and pitch in the shape of saucers) are hurled from a mechanical contrivance (the trap). The distance between the shooter and the target varies from 16 to 25 yd (14.63–22.86 m); a 12-gauge gun is preferred. Trapshooting was adopted in the United States in the late 19th cent., and in 1900 the American Trapshooting Association was organized. Annual championship matches are held at Vandalia, Ohio.

Skeet, in its early years called "round the clock" shooting, was devised (1910) by C. E. Davies of Andover, Mass. The name, chosen in a magazine contest, is an old Scandinavian form of the word shoot. Two trapshooting devices hurl "pigeons" at and over each other from 40 yd (36.58 m) apart. The marksman shoots at the moving target from different stations on the perimeter of a semicircle connecting the traps. Guns used are 12-, 16-, 20-, and 28-gauge and .410 bore. In skeet matches 25 "pigeons" are thrown, of which 8 are hurled in pairs.

Bibliography

See J. Lugs, A History of Shooting (1968); S. Slahor et al., Shooting Guide for Beginners (1986); W. S. Jarrett, ed., Shooter's Bible (1989).

Shooting

a blasting operation performed in boreholes using special charges called torpedoes. Shooting is done during or after the drilling of deep wells for exploration and extraction of useful minerals, such as petroleum, natural gas, and water. Shooting of wells was first used in the late 19th century in the state of Oklahoma and in Baku, Russia.

During drilling, shooting of wells is used to prevent the tool from becoming trapped in the well, to break up damaged metal (primarily using shaped-charge axial torpedoes), to loosen stuck drilling pipe at a particular point and free it by “shaking” (using a torpedo made from a detonating cord), and to break and cut off pipes using high-explosive torpedoes and shaped-charge pipe cutters, respectively. In operating wells, with wire and mesh filters, primarily those drilled for water, shooting is used to clean clay out of the filter immediately after drilling or to remove sediment deposited on the filter during operation (a detonating-cord torpedo). The blast and the accompanying pulsation of the explosion products and movement of liquid in the area completely remove sediment from the filter, thus increasing the yield of the well. Shooting may be used to open a horizon; this is usually done by torpedoes with cartridges of explosives.

Large charges containing up to several tons of explosives are used to increase the yield of wells whose productive horizons contain hard rocks. In some cases, a liquid or paste explosive is forced into the horizon or cracks in the horizon for this purpose. The blast is often set off by fuses with delays of up to ten days, and the shaft is protected by installing cement bridges above the torpedo that are reopened by drilling after the blast. For example, in shallow water wells (to 0.2–0.5 km), this is done using relatively small torpedoes weighing from 3–5 kg to a few dozen kilograms, and the blast is set off without protection of the shaft.

The temperature and pressure in the well are very important for selecting the charge and design of the torpedo. Torpedoes suitable for use at pressures up to 150 meganewtons per sq m and temperatures up to 250°C have been developed (1975). Special heat-resistant explosives and fuses are used in such torpedoes.

REFERENCES

Lovlia, S. A., L. A. Gorbenko, and B. L. Kaplan. Torpedirovanie i perforotsiia skvazhin. Moscow, 1959.
Prostrelochnye i vzryvnye raboty vskvazhinakh. Moscow, 1972.

S. A. LOVLIA

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(dreams)Shooting someone or being shot yourself is a fearful and violent dream experience. It may reflect aggression, powerlessness, release of strong and dangerous emotions, and/or symbolize a conclusive event in a particular situation or relationship.

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