Definition of shoot

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Shoot (n.) The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle..

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Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar..
Six-shooter :: Six-shooter (n.) A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver..
Vimineous :: Vimineous (a.) Producing long, slender twigs or shoots..
Sharpshooter :: Sharpshooter (n.) One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.
Ray :: Ray (n.) To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles..
Spittle :: Spitter (n.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket..
Crossbowman :: Crossbowman (n.) One who shoots with a crossbow. See Arbalest.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. i.) To fly beyond the mark.
Streamer :: Streamer (n.) A stream or column of light shooting upward from the horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora borealis..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To shoot over or beyond.
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..
Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To discharge; to shoot.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Wing :: Wing (n.) A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
Spur :: Spur (n.) A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles..
Flight :: Flight (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft..
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
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..
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