Definition of shoot

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Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..

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Rattoon :: Rattoon (n.) One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane..
Forky :: Forky (a.) Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head..
Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..
Shooty :: Shooty (a.) Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly.
Sourt :: Sourt (n.) A shoot; a bud.
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
Jager :: Jager (n.) A sharpshooter. See Yager.
Pout :: Pout (v. i.) To shoot pouts.
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
Twinge :: Twinge (v. i.) To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges..
Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..
Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
Six-shooter :: Six-shooter (n.) A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver..
Maurist :: Maurist (n.) A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature..
Plant-cane :: Plant-cane (n.) A stalk or shoot of sugar cane of the first growth from the cutting. The growth of the second and following years is of inferior quality, and is called rattoon..
Surd :: Surculose (a.) Producing suckers, or shoots resembling suckers..
Spindle-legged :: Spindle (v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender..
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