SHOOT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of shooting at targets
    Usage Example(s)
    • they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a new branch
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

SHOOT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • give an injection to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We injected the glucose into the patient’’s vein
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • produce buds, branches, or germinate
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the potatoes sprouted
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • measure the altitude of by using a sextant
    Usage Example(s)
    • shoot a star
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • utter fast and forcefully
    Usage Example(s)
    • She shot back an answer
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • make a film or photograph of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • take a scene
    • shoot a movie
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • record on photographic film
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I photographed the scene of the accident
    • She snapped a picture of the President
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • score
    Usage Example(s)
    • shoot a basket
    • shoot a goal
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  8. Meaning
    • fire a shot
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • hit with a missile from a weapon
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • spend frivolously and unwisely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Fritter away one’’s inheritance
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)
  11. Meaning
    • throw dice, as in a crap game
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
    Usage Example(s)
    • shoot cloth
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  13. Meaning
    • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • inject hydrogen into the balloon
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  14. Meaning
    • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
    Usage Example(s)
    • shoot craps
    • shoot a golf ball
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  15. Meaning
    • move quickly and violently
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The car tore down the street
    • He came charging into my office
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also
  16. Meaning
    • run or move very quickly or hastily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She dashed into the yard
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  17. Meaning
    • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
    Usage Example(s)
    • shoot a glance
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  18. Meaning
    • cause a sharp and sudden pain in
    Usage Example(s)
    • The pain shot up her leg
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  19. Meaning
    • kill by firing a missile
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  20. Meaning
    • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
    Usage Example(s)
    • The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth
    Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower