Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides..

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Branchless :: Branchless (a.) Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.
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..
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve..
Turio :: Turio (n.) A shoot or sprout from the ground.
Priory :: Priory (n.) A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also cell, and obedience. See Cell, 2..
Brancher :: Brancher (n.) That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Gleam :: Gleam (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.)..
Pool :: Pool (n.) In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds being divided among the winners..
Innovation :: Innovation (n.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses..
Archery :: Archery (n.) The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows..
Sucker :: Sucker (n.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body of the plant..
Bird :: Bird (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
Spire :: Spire (n.) A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a steeple, or the steeple itself..
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber..
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..
Outshoot :: Outshoot (v. t.) To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..
Forky :: Forky (a.) Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
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