shoot meaning | definition of shoot at WebDictionary.co.uk

(noun) a new branch

the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

(verb) hit with a missile from a weapon

kill by firing a missile

fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"

make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"

run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"

throw dice, as in a crap game

spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"

measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"

produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

Meaning of shoot