Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar..

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Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.
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..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit..
Innovation :: Innovation (n.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses..
Leonid :: Leonid (n.) One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from the constellation Leo.
Gunreach :: Gunreach (n.) The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot; gunshot.
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Project :: Project (v. t.) To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A trough for discharging water.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
Gleam :: Gleam (n.) A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A shoat; a young hog.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Straggle :: Straggle (v. t.) To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or widely in growth..
Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
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