Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.

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Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
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..
Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
Cinnamon :: Cinnamon (n.) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices..
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Gallnut :: Gallnut (n.) A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall..
Overshooting :: Overshooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshoo.
Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Malleolus :: Malleolus (n.) A layer, a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through..
Spray :: Spray (n.) A small shoot or branch; a twig.
Obedience :: Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker..
Propagate :: Propagate (v. i.) To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly..
Drib :: Drib (v. t. & i.) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
Range :: Range (v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced..
Surd :: Surculose (a.) Producing suckers, or shoots resembling suckers..
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