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 |
outgrowth branch offshoot offset | a natural consequence of development |
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 |