Definition of shoot

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Shoot (n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.

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Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Ramify :: Ramify (v. i.) To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant..
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..
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..
Offset :: Offset (n.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek..
Surcloyed :: Surcle (n.) A little shoot; a twig; a sucker.
Outgrowth :: Outgrowth (n.) That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence..
Glare :: Glare (v. t.) To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light..
Ramenta :: Ramenta (n. pl.) Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of ferns..
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..
Woodcraft :: Woodcraft (n.) Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods..
Trinodal :: Trinodal (a.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To shoot over or beyond.
Stabling :: Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends stealing the king's deer..
Butt Shaft :: Butt shaft () An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow..
Branch :: Branch (v. i.) To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify.
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