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Shoot

noun/ʃˈuːt/
Definition
a new branch
the act of shooting at targets
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃˈuːt/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃˈuːt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃˈuːt/
1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈuːt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna new branch
nounthe act of shooting at targets
“they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer”
verbhit with a missile from a weapon
verbkill by firing a missile
verbfire a shot
“the gunman blasted away”
verbmake a film or photograph of something
“take a scene”
verbsend forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
“shoot a glance”
verbrun or move very quickly or hastily
“She dashed into the yard”
verbmove quickly and violently
“The car tore down the street”
verbthrow or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
“shoot craps”
verbrecord on photographic film
“I photographed the scene of the accident”
verbemit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
“The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth”
verbcause a sharp and sudden pain in
“The pain shot up her leg”
verbforce or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
“inject hydrogen into the balloon”
verbvariegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
“shoot cloth”
verbthrow dice, as in a crap game
verbspend frivolously and unwisely
“Fritter away one's inheritance”
verbscore
“shoot a basket”
verbutter fast and forcefully
“She shot back an answer”
verbmeasure the altitude of by using a sextant
“shoot a star”
verbproduce buds, branches, or germinate
“the potatoes sprouted”
verbgive an injection to
“We injected the glucose into the patient's vein”
Word Forms
shootverbproduce buds, branches, or germinate
shootnounthe act of shooting at targets
shooternouna person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
hittingnounthe act of contacting one thing with another
shootingnounkilling someone by gunfire
filmnounphotographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
filmingnounthe act of making a film
takenounthe act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
dartnouna sudden quick movement
dashnounthe act of moving with great haste
scooternouna motorboat resembling a motor scooter
photographnouna representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
photographernounsomeone who takes photographs professionally
snapnounan informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
injectableadjective(used of drugs) capable of being injected
injectionnounthe forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
injectornouna contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
dissipationnounuseless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
germnouna small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
germinationnounthe process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
pullulationnounasexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
sproutnouna newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
sproutingnounthe process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
injectantnounany solution that is injected (as into the skin)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schießen
eine neue Filiale
🇫🇷French
tirer
une nouvelle succursale
🇪🇸Spanish
disparar
una nueva sucursal
🇮🇹Italian
sparare
una nuova filiale
🇳🇱Dutch
schieten
een nieuwe tak
🇵🇹Portuguese
atirar
uma nova filial
🇷🇺Russian
стрелять
новая ветка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गोली मार
एक नई शाखा
🇧🇩Bengali
অঙ্কুর
একটি নতুন শাখা
🇮🇳Tamil
சுடு
ஒரு புதிய கிளை
🇮🇳Telugu
షూట్
ఒక కొత్త శాఖ
🇮🇳Marathi
शूट
एक नवीन शाखा
🇮🇳Gujarati
શૂટ
નવી શાખા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶೂಟ್
ಒಂದು ಹೊಸ ಶಾಖೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വെടിവയ്ക്കുക
ഒരു പുതിയ ശാഖ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੂਟ
ਇੱਕ ਨਵੀਂ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
گولی مار
ایک نئی شاخ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
射击
一个新的分支
🇯🇵Japanese
シュート
新しい支店
🇰🇷Korean
사격
새로운 지점
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bắn
một chi nhánh mới
🇹🇭Thai
ยิง
สาขาใหม่
🇮🇩Indonesian
menembak
cabang baru
🇵🇭Filipino
barilin
isang bagong sangay
🇲🇾Malay
tembak
cawangan baru
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تبادل لاطلاق النار
فرع جديد
🇮🇷Persian
شلیک کنید
یک شعبه جدید
🇹🇷Turkish
film çekmek
yeni bir şube
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִירוֹת
סניף חדש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shoot'?
The primary meaning of 'shoot' is 'a new branch'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shoot' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shoot' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shoot' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shoot' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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