Shoot

Shoot Shoot, n. 1. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle. [1913 Webster]

The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

2. A young branch or growth. [1913 Webster]

Superfluous branches and shoots of this second spring. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

3. A rush of water; a rapid. [1913 Webster]

4. (Min.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

5. (Weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick. [1913 Webster]

6. [Perh. a different word.] A shoat; a young hog. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:

Let fly, propel, Fire, discharge a missile, Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot / Fire, discharge, let off, Pass, fly, dart, Shot, discharge / Propel, expel, discharge, send forth, Bud, sprout, germinate, Young swine / Hit or kill by a missile, Project, jut, stretch, push, protuberate / Protrude, dart forth, thrust forward, Advance, make progress / Streak, variegate, dot / Extend, put forth, thrust forth, send forth / Dart, emit

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shoot — shoot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Shoot'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot-em-up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 3D — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
shoot — [ ʃut ] n. m. • 1893; mot angl., de to shoot « lancer, tirer » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ Au football, Tir ou dégagement puissant. II ♦ (v. 1970; mot angl. amér.) Fam. Piqûre, injection d un stupéfiant. ⇒ 2. fixe. Se faire un shoot d héroïne. ● shoot nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Shoot \'em up — Galaga, известный shoot em up 1981 года. Shoot em up жанр компьютерных и видеоигр, в которых игрок, управляющий каким либо персонажем или техническим средством, сражается с большим количеством врагов при помощи стрельбы. Процесс игры часто… … Википедия
shoot — shoot; bum·ber·shoot; in·ter·shoot; muck·le·shoot; para·shoot; shoot·able; shoot·ee; shoot·ing; shoot·ist; shoot·man; shoot·out; shoot·er; … English syllables
Shoot — Shoot, v. i. 1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. [1913 Webster] The archers have . . . shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoot — [ʆuːt] verb shot PTandPP [ʆɒt ǁ ʆɑːt] [intransitive] to quickly increase in number or amount: shoot above/from/to • Oil prices shot above $40 a barrel. • The monthly interest rate shot to 10% in January. shoot ahead phrasa … Financial and business terms

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