Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..

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Dartle :: Dartle (v. t. & i.) To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly: -- frequentative of dart.
At :: At (prep.) Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one..
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Malleolus :: Malleolus (n.) A layer, a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through..
Sourt :: Sourt (n.) A shoot; a bud.
Brancher :: Brancher (n.) That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in various directions.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head..
Overshot :: Overshot (a.) From Overshoot, v. t..
Outshoot :: Outshoot (v. t.) To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
Slip :: Slip (n.) To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place..
Stanhope :: Stang (v. i.) To shoot with pain.
Project :: Project (v. i.) To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree..
Dart :: Dart (v. t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams..
Gunreach :: Gunreach (n.) The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot; gunshot.
Rove :: Rove (v. i.) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range)..
Plashoot :: Plashoot (n.) A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or plashed..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.)..
Gallnut :: Gallnut (n.) A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall..
Arrowwood :: Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots..
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