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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Offshoot :: Offshoot (n.) That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree..
Sucker :: Sucker (v. t.) To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize..
Springle :: Springing (n.) Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant..
Chit :: Chit (v. i.) To shoot out; to sprout.
Turioniferous :: Turioniferous (a.) Producing shoots, as asparagus..
Dribber :: Dribber (n.) One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly.
Maurist :: Maurist (n.) A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature..
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..
Jut :: "Jut (v. i.) To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building..
Popgun :: Popgun (n.) A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air..
Overshot :: Overshot (a.) From Overshoot, v. t..
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Sprout :: Sprout (v. t.) To shoot into ramifications.
Sprit :: Sprit (n.) A shoot; a sprout.
Gunreach :: Gunreach (n.) The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot; gunshot.
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley..
Dartle :: Dartle (v. t. & i.) To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly: -- frequentative of dart.
Shawfowl :: Shawfowl (n.) The representation or image of a fowl made by fowlers to shoot at.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory..
Shoot :: 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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