Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star..

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Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain..
Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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..
Shot :: Shot (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot..
Woodcraft :: Woodcraft (n.) Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods..
Sharpshooting :: Sharpshooting (n.) A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument..
Overshooting :: Overshooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshoo.
Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..
Twinge :: Twinge (v. i.) To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges..
Turioniferous :: Turioniferous (a.) Producing shoots, as asparagus..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..
Obedience :: Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
Undershoot :: Undershoot (v. t.) To shoot short of (a mark).
Upspear :: Upspear (v. i.) To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass..
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..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.
Jut :: "Jut (v. i.) To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head..
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