Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object..

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Upshoot :: Upshoot (v. i.) To shoot upward.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..
Shooter :: Shooter (n.) A firearm; as, a five-shooter..
Machicolation :: Machicolation (n.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine..
Project :: Project (v. t.) To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
Brancher :: Brancher (n.) That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To discharge; to shoot.
Outgrowth :: Outgrowth (n.) That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence..
Shoot :: 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..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. t.) To shoot, or dart, as rays of light; as, at the dawn, light gleams in the east..
Outshoot :: Outshoot (v. t.) To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
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..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A trough for discharging water.
Wing :: Wing (n.) A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
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