shoot

Noun

• the act of shooting at targets
  • they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
    

• a new branch

Verb

• give an injection to
  • We injected the glucose into the patient's vein
    

• produce buds, branches, or germinate
  • the potatoes sprouted
    

• measure the altitude of by using a sextant
  • shoot a star
    

• utter fast and forcefully
  • She shot back an answer
    

• score
  • shoot a basket
    
  • shoot a goal
    

• spend frivolously and unwisely
  • Fritter away one's inheritance
    

• throw dice, as in a crap game

• variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
  • shoot cloth
    

• force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
  • inject hydrogen into the balloon
    

• cause a sharp and sudden pain in
  • The pain shot up her leg
    

• emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
  • The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth
    

• record on photographic film
  • I photographed the scene of the accident
    
  • She snapped a picture of the President
    

• throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
  • shoot craps
    
  • shoot a golf ball
    

• move quickly and violently
  • The car tore down the street
    
  • He came charging into my office
    

• run or move very quickly or hastily
  • She dashed into the yard
    

• send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
  • shoot a glance
    

• make a film or photograph of something
  • take a scene
    
  • shoot a movie
    

• fire a shot
  • the gunman blasted away
    

• kill by firing a missile

• hit with a missile from a weapon

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  inject , spud , germinate , pullulate , bourgeon , burgeon forth , sprout , fritter , frivol away , dissipate , fritter away , fool , fool away , photograph , snap , tear , shoot down , charge , buck , dart , dash , scoot , scud , flash , film , take , blast , pip , hit