1. shoot - noun
· a new branch
Hypernym(s): sprout
2. shoot - noun
· the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
3. shoot - verb
· hit with a missile from a weapon
4. shoot - verb
· kill by firing a missile
Synonym(s): pip
Hypernym(s): kill
5. shoot - verb
· fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
Synonym(s): blast
6. shoot - verb
· make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
Hypernym(s): record, enter, put_down
7. shoot - verb
· send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"
Hypernym(s): project, cast, contrive, throw
8. shoot - verb
· run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
Synonym(s): dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash
Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
9. shoot - verb
· move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
Synonym(s): tear, shoot_down, charge, buck
Hypernym(s): rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt_along, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, belt_along, step_on_it
10. shoot - verb
· throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
11. shoot - verb
· record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
Synonym(s): photograph, snap
Hypernym(s): record, enter, put_down
12. shoot - verb
· emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"
Hypernym(s): emit, give_out, give_off
13. shoot - verb
· cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
Hypernym(s): ache, smart, hurt
14. shoot - verb
· force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"
Synonym(s): inject
Hypernym(s): insert, enclose, inclose, stick_in, put_in, introduce
15. shoot - verb
· variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"
Hypernym(s): weave, interweave
16. shoot - verb
· throw dice, as in a crap game
Hypernym(s): throw
17. shoot - verb
· spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
Synonym(s): fritter, frivol_away, dissipate, fritter_away, fool, fool_away
Hypernym(s): consume, squander, waste, ware
18. shoot - verb
· score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"
Hypernym(s): score, hit, tally, rack_up
19. shoot - verb
· utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"
Hypernym(s): utter, emit, let_out, let_loose
20. shoot - verb
· measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"
Hypernym(s): measure, mensurate, measure_out
21. shoot - verb
· produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
Synonym(s): spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout
Hypernym(s): grow
22. shoot - verb
· give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"
Synonym(s): inject
Hypernym(s): administer, dispense
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