Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify..

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Gleam :: Gleam (n.) A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Prune :: Prune (v. t.) To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune an essay..
Fulmine :: Fulmine (v. t.) To shoot; to dart like lightning; to fulminate; to utter with authority or vehemence.
Gunreach :: Gunreach (n.) The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot; gunshot.
Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a moment; as, to glance the eye..
Tiller :: Tiller (v. i.) To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering..
Shoot :: 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..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..
Spray :: Spray (n.) A small shoot or branch; a twig.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
Pistol :: Pistol (v. t.) To shoot with a pistol.
Projection :: Projection (n.) The act of throwing or shooting forward.
Offset :: Offset (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek..
Shoot :: 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..
Shot :: Shot (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A rush of water; a rapid.
Clout :: Clout (n.) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
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..
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