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Dictionary definition · shoot

noun

  1. a new branch
  2. the act of shooting at targets"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

verb

  1. hit with a missile from a weapon
  2. kill by firing a missile
  3. fire a shot; release"the gunman blasted away"
  4. make a film or photograph of something"take a scene"
  5. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly"shoot a glance"
  6. run or move very quickly or hastily"She dashed into the yard"
  7. move quickly and violently"The car tore down the street"
  8. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective"shoot craps"
  9. record on photographic film"I photographed the scene of the accident"
  10. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully"The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).