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Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object..

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..

Shawfowl :: Shawfowl (n.) The representation or image of a fowl made by fowlers to shoot at.

Unsighted :: Unsighted (a.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to shoot and unsighted rife or cannon..

Popgun :: Popgun (n.) A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air..

Gyropigeon :: Gyropigeon (n.) A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches..

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To let fly, as a missile; to shoot..

Flobert :: Flobert (n.) A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap.

Branch :: Branch (v. i.) To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.

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..

Withe-rod :: Withe-rod (n.) A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.

Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..

Leaf :: Leaf (v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May..

Glance :: Glance (v. i.) To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.

Machicolation :: Machicolation (n.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle..

Spear :: Spear (v. i.) To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire..

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..

Chute :: Chute (n.) See Shoot.

Woodcraft :: Woodcraft (n.) Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods..

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