Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.

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Leaf :: Leaf (v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May..
Target :: Target (n.) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile..
Bourgeon :: Bourgeon (v. i.) To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch..
Stanhope :: Stang (v. i.) To shoot with pain.
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..
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..
Talon :: Talon (n.) The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
Shooter :: Shooter (n.) One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner..
Brancher :: Brancher (n.) That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Streamer :: Streamer (n.) A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis..
Shete :: Shete (v. t. & i.) To shoot.
Lyrid :: Lyrid (n.) One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called because the apparent path among the stars the stars if produced back wards crosses the constellation Lyra.
Pout :: Pout (v. i.) To shoot pouts.
Bolis :: Bolis (n.) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes..
Clout :: Clout (n.) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
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..
Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..
Grouse :: Grouse (v. i.) To seek or shoot grouse.
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..
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..
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