what does shoot mean?
SHOOT as NOUN
- 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)
- Meaning
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
- Meaning
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)
- Meaning
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- utter fast and forcefully
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- 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)
- 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)
- Meaning
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
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
Derived(s)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Meaning
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Meaning
- run or move very quickly or hastily
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
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)
- Meaning
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) shoot is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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)
- 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
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.