shoot

nouns

a new branch

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

sprout

the act of shooting at targets

"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

the act of firing a projectile

"his shooting was slow but accurate"

shooting, shot

verbs

hit with a missile from a weapon

hit, pip, shoot

is derived from

shooter

kill by firing a missile

pip, shoot

is derived from

shooter

is derived from

shooter

is derived from

shooting

fire a shot

"the gunman blasted away"

blast, shoot

is derived from

shooter

is derived from

shooting

make a film or photograph of something

"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

film, shoot, take

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

"shoot a glance"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

put or send forth

"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

cast, contrive, project, throw

run or move very quickly or hastily

"She dashed into the yard"

dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot

move quickly and violently

"The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

see also

shoot up

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoot

is derived from

shooter

is derived from

shooter

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move by striking

"hit a ball"

hit

record on photographic film

"I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

photograph, shoot, snap

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

"The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

"The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

emit, give off, give out

cause a sharp and sudden pain in

"The pain shot up her leg"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

be the source of pain

ache, hurt, smart

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

"inject hydrogen into the balloon"

inject, shoot

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

"shoot cloth"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

interlace by or as if by weaving

interweave, weave

throw dice, as in a crap game

shoot

is derived from

shooter

is a type of (narrower)

throw (a die) out onto a flat surface

"Throw a six"

throw

spend frivolously and unwisely

"Fritter away one's inheritance"

dissipate, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot

score

"shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

shoot

domain category

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

athletics, sport

is a type of (narrower)

gain points in a game

"The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

hit, rack up, score, tally

utter fast and forcefully

"She shot back an answer"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

"She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

emit, let loose, let out, utter

measure the altitude of by using a sextant

"shoot a star"

shoot

is a type of (narrower)

determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

"Measure the length of the wall"

measure, measure out, mensurate

produce buds, branches, or germinate

"the potatoes sprouted"

bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud

give an injection to

"We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

inject, shoot