Definition of shoot

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Shoot (n.) A rush of water; a rapid.

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Rattoon :: Rattoon (n.) One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's growth from the root, or later. See Plant-cane..
Flight :: Flight (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit..
Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses..
Glare :: Glare (v. t.) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains..
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..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify..
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..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland..
Seven-shooter :: Seven-shooter (n.) A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading..
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..
Springle :: Springing (n.) Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a plant..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams from their source, and the like; -often followed by up, forth, or out..
Surcloyed :: Surcle (n.) A little shoot; a twig; a sucker.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine..
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