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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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..
Upspear :: Upspear (v. i.) To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass..
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..
Streamer :: Streamer (n.) A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis..
Soboles :: Soboles (n.) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances..
Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..
Fork :: Fork (v. i.) To shoot into blades, as corn..
Leaf :: Leaf (v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May..
Popgun :: Popgun (n.) A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air..
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
Sprout :: Sprout (v. t.) To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants..
Sport :: Sport (v. i.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6..
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Cinnamon :: Cinnamon (n.) The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial, carminative, and restorative spices..
Bolis :: Bolis (n.) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes..
Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc..
Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber..
Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
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