| shoot | the act of shooting at targets, they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer |
| shoot-down | murder by shooting someone down in cold blood |
| point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus |
| shoot-'em-up | a movie featuring shooting and violence |
| bamboo shoot | edible young shoots of bamboo |
custodian
keeper
steward | one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals |
desk sergeant
deskman
station keeper | the police sergeant on duty in a police station |
diarist
diary keeper
journalist | someone who keeps a diary or journal |
| keeper | someone in charge of other people, am I my brother's keeper? |
| lighthouse keeper | the keeper of a lighthouse |
| madam brothel keeper | a woman who runs a house of prostitution |
publican
tavern keeper | the keeper of a public house |
registrar
record-keeper
recorder | someone responsible for keeping records |
| saloon keeper | the proprietor of a saloon |
shopkeeper
tradesman
storekeeper
market keeper | a merchant who owns or manages a shop |
| wicket-keeper | stands behind the wicket to catch balls |
| zoo keeper | the chief person responsible for a zoological garden |
| shoot | a new branch |
inject
shoot | give an injection to, We injected the glucose into the patient's vein |
trouble-shoot
troubleshoot | solve problems, He is known to be good at trouble-shooting |
shoot
spud
germinate
pullulate
bourgeon
burgeon forth
sprout | produce buds, branches, or germinate, the potatoes sprouted |
| shoot up | rise dramatically, Prices shot up overnight |
| shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant, shoot a star |
draw a bead on
aspire
aim
shoot for | have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal |
lip off
shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint, She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets |
a boast
tout
swash
shoot a line
brag
gas
blow bluster
vaunt
gasconade
a | show off |
| shoot | utter fast and forcefully, She shot back an answer |
film
shoot take | make a film or photograph of something, take a scene, shoot a movie |
photograph
snap shoot | record on photographic film, I photographed the scene of the accident, She snapped a picture of the President |
e chew the fat
shoot the breeze
chat
confabulate
confab
chitchat
chit-chat
chatter chaffer
natter
gossip jaw
claver
visit
eb | talk socially without exchanging too much information, the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze |
| shoot | score, shoot a basket, shoot a goal |
| blast shoot | fire a shot, the gunman blasted away |
| shoot hit pip | hit with a missile from a weapon |
| shoot craps | play a game of craps |
fritter
frivol away
dissipate
shoot
fritter away
fool
fool away | spend frivolously and unwisely, Fritter away one's inheritance |
| shoot | throw dice, as in a crap game |
| shoot | variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors, shoot cloth |
inject
shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing, inject hydrogen into the balloon |
| shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective, shoot craps, shoot a golf ball |
down
shoot down
land | shoot at and force to come down, the enemy landed several of our aircraft |
tear
shoot shoot down charge
buck | move quickly and violently, The car tore down the street, He came charging into my office |
dart
dash
scoot
scud
flash
shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily, She dashed into the yard |
| shoot | send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly, shoot a glance |
| shoot | cause a sharp and sudden pain in, The pain shot up her leg |
kill shoot down
defeat
vote down
vote out | thwart the passage of, kill a motion, he shot down the student's proposal |
shoot
pip
a | kill by firing a missile |
| shoot | emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully, The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth |
| tamely | in a tame manner, the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely |