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..
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..
Jet :: "Jet (n.) A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet..
Twinge :: Twinge (v. i.) To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..
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..
Shooting :: Shooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoo.
Obedience :: Obedience (n.) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
Outgrowth :: Outgrowth (n.) That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence..
Drib :: Drib (v. t. & i.) To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent.
Browse :: Browse (v. i.) To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer..
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A trough for discharging water.
Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
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 move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..
Shute :: Shute (n.) Same as Chute, or Shoot..
Fork :: Fork (v. i.) To shoot into blades, as corn..
Sharpshooter :: Sharpshooter (n.) One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good marksman.
Gleam :: Gleam (n.) A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse.
Chute :: Chute (n.) See Shoot.
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