Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..

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Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. i.) To fly beyond the mark.
Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Dart :: Dart (v. t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams..
Shooter :: Shooter (n.) That which shoots.
Branch :: Branch (n.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant..
Clout :: Clout (n.) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering..
Sucker :: Sucker (v. t.) To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize..
Dart :: Dart (v. i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket..
Undershoot :: Undershoot (v. t.) To shoot short of (a mark).
Stanhope :: Stang (v. i.) To shoot with pain.
Fork :: Fork (v. i.) To shoot into blades, as corn..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
Shot :: Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
Sharpshooting :: Sharpshooting (n.) A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument..
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..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses..
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