English dictionary definition of:

shoot


Noun

  • the act of shooting at targets
  • a new branch

Verb

  • give an injection to
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate
  • measure the altitude of by using a sextant
  • utter fast and forcefully
  • make a film or photograph of something
  • record on photographic film
  • score
  • fire a shot
  • hit with a missile from a weapon
  • spend frivolously and unwisely
  • throw dice, as in a crap game
  • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
  • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
  • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
  • move quickly and violently
  • run or move very quickly or hastily
  • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
  • cause a sharp and sudden pain in
  • kill by firing a missile
  • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

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blast bourgeon buck charge dart dash dissipate film flash fool fritter germinate hit inject photograph pip pullulate scoot scud snap sprout spud take tear

Spellzone course content

View spelling list Some sh words and learn about the word shoot in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2.

Scrabble score for shoot


Scrabble score = 8

generated at 03:15:02 on 01-08-19

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