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shoot
(sho͞ot)v. shot (shŏt), shoot·ing, shoots
v.tr.
1.
a. To hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon.
b. To remove or destroy by firing or projecting a missile: shot out the window.
c. To make (a hole, for example) by firing a weapon.
2. To fire or let fly (a missile) from a weapon.
3.
a. To discharge (a weapon).
b. To detonate or cause to explode: shot off a firecracker.
4. To inject (a drug, for example) with a hypodermic syringe.
5. To throw out or release (a fishing line, for example).
6.
a. To send forth suddenly, intensely, or swiftly: The burning building shot sparks onto the adjacent roof. He shot an angry look at me.
b. To emit (a ray or rays of light or another form of energy).
c. To utter (sounds or words) forcefully, rapidly, or suddenly: She shot a retort to the insult.
d. Slang To give, send, or hand quickly: Shoot me that stapler.
7. Informal To spend, use up, or waste: They shot their savings on a new boat.
8. To pass over or through swiftly: shooting the rapids.
9. To cover (country) in hunting for game.
10. To record on film or video using a movie camera: shot the scene in one take.
11. To cause to project or protrude; extend: shot out her arm to prevent the bottle from falling.
12. To begin to grow or produce; put forth.
13. To pour, empty out, or discharge down or as if down a chute: shot gravel into the hole.
14. Sports & Games
a. To throw or propel (a ball, marble, or other projectile in a game) in a specific direction or toward the objective.
b. To accomplish (the objective) of a game involving a projectile; score (a point, basket, or goal).
c. To play (a game involving projectiles, such as golf or pool).
d. To attain (a given score) in golf.
e. To play (a game involving dice, especially craps).
f. To throw (the dice or a given score) in craps.
15. To slide (the bolt of a lock) into or out of its fastening.
16. To plane (the edge of a board) straight.
17. To variegate (colored cloth) by interweaving weft threads of a different color.
18. To measure the altitude of with a sextant or other instrument: shot the star.
v.intr.
1. To discharge a missile from a weapon.
2. To discharge or fire; go off.
3.
a. To gush or spurt: Water shot out of the geyser.
b. To appear suddenly: The sun shot through a break in the clouds.
4. To move swiftly; dart.
5. To be felt moving or as if moving in the body: Pain shot through my lower leg.
6. To protrude; project: The headland shoots far out into the sea.
7. To engage in hunting or the firing of weapons, especially for sport: is shooting in Scotland during the fall.
8. To put forth new growth; germinate.
9.
a. To take pictures.
b. To film a scene in a movie.
10. Sports & Games To propel a ball or other object toward the goal or in a specific direction or manner.
11. Games To throw dice.
12. Slang To begin talking. Often used in the imperative: I know you have something to tell me, so shoot!
13. To slide into or out of a fastening. Used of the bolt of a lock.
n.
1. The motion or movement of something that is propelled, driven, or discharged.
2.
a. The young growth arising from a germinating seed; a sprout.
b. A young leaf, flower, or other new growth on a plant.
c. The aboveground part of a vascular plant.
3. A narrow, swift, or turbulent section of a stream.
4.
a. The act of discharging a weapon or letting fly a missile.
b. Informal The launching of a rocket or similar missile.
5.
a. An organized shooting activity, such as a skeet tournament or hunt.
b. A round of shots in a contest with firearms.
6. A session in which something is photographed, filmed, or videotaped.
7. The distance a shot travels; the range.
8. A sharp twinge or spasm of pain.
9. An inclined channel for moving something; a chute.
10. A body of ore in a vein.
interj.
Phrasal Verbs: Used to express surprise, mild annoyance, or disappointment.
shoot down
1. To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.
2. Informal To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.
3. Informal
a. To put an end to; defeat: shot down the proposal.
b. To expose as false; discredit: shot down his theory.
shoot for/at
Informal To strive or aim for; have as a goal.
shoot up
Idioms: 1. Informal To grow or get taller rapidly.
2. To increase dramatically in amount.
3. To riddle with bullets.
4. To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.
5. Slang To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.
shoot from the hip Slang
To act or speak on a matter without forethought.
shoot off (one's) mouth/face Slang
1. To speak indiscreetly.
2. To brag; boast.
shoot (one's) bolt Slang
To do all within one's power; exhaust all of one's resources or capabilities.
shoot (one's) wad
1. Slang
a. To spend all of one's cash.
b. To use up all of one's energy or resources.
2. Vulgar Slang To ejaculate.
shoot (oneself) in the foot
To do or say something that inadvertently undermines one's interests.
shoot straight
To talk or deal honestly.
shoot the breeze/bull Slang
To spend time talking in an idle manner; talk idly.
shoot the shit Vulgar Slang
To talk idly.
shoot the works Informal
To expend all of one's efforts or capital.
[Middle English shoten, from Old English scēotan; see skeud- in Indo-European roots. Interj., alteration of shit.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
shooting
(ˈʃuːtɪŋ)n
1. the activity of shooting; shots
2. an occasion when someone is injured or killed by being shot with a gun
3. (Hunting)
a. the sport of shooting game
b. (as modifier): the shooting season.
4. (Hunting) (as modifier): the shooting season.
5. (Film) the act of making cinema films
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
shooting
- biathlon - Consists of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
- off-hand - Meaning "at once, straightway," it probably originally referred to shooting without a rest or support; as "unpremeditated," it is attested to 1719.
- potshot - Comes from shooting an animal purely for food (pot), rather than for simple conquest.
- scope - First meant "target for shooting," from Greek skopos, "target."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
hunting
– shootingIn American English, hunting is the killing of wild animals or birds as a sport or for food, using guns.
...the shotgun the President used when he went deer hunting.
In British English, hunting usually refers to the chasing and killing of foxes by dogs, followed by people on horseback. The killing of animals and birds with guns is referred to in British English as shooting.
For hunting with hounds was voted illegal in Scotland.
Grouse shooting begins in August.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
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| Noun | 1. |  shooting - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling shoot - the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" countershot - a return shot; a retaliatory shot fire control - preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target gunfire, gunshot - the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" headshot - a shot aimed at a person's head shellfire - shooting artillery shells potshot - a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) |
| 2. | shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies" drive-by killing - homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being drive-by shooting - shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim wing shooting - shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing) |
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shooting
adjectiveThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
střelba
skyderi
ammunta
pucnjava
射撃
사격
skytte
การยิง
hành động bắn
shooting
[ˈʃuːtɪŋ]A. N
2. (= murder) → asesinato m; (= execution) → fusilamiento m
B. ADJ [pain] → punzante
C. CPD shooting box N → pabellón m de caza
shooting brake (o.f.) N (Brit) (Aut) (= estate car) → furgoneta f, rubia f, camioneta f
shooting gallery N → barraca f de tiro al blanco
shooting incident N → tiroteo m, balacera f (LAm)
shooting iron (o.f.) N (US) → arma f (de fuego)
shooting jacket N → chaquetón m
shooting lodge N = shooting box shooting match N → concurso m de tiro al blanco, certamen m de tiro al blanco
the whole shooting match (= the whole thing) → todo el tinglado
shooting party N → partida f de caza, cacería f
shooting range N → campo m de tiro
shooting spree N to go on a shooting spree → ir por ahí disparando a la gente
shooting star N → estrella f fugaz
shooting stick N → bastón m taburete
shooting war N → guerra f a tiros
shooting brake (o.f.) N (Brit) (Aut) (= estate car) → furgoneta f, rubia f, camioneta f
shooting gallery N → barraca f de tiro al blanco
shooting incident N → tiroteo m, balacera f (LAm)
shooting iron (o.f.) N (US) → arma f (de fuego)
shooting jacket N → chaquetón m
shooting lodge N = shooting box shooting match N → concurso m de tiro al blanco, certamen m de tiro al blanco
the whole shooting match (= the whole thing) → todo el tinglado
shooting party N → partida f de caza, cacería f
shooting range N → campo m de tiro
shooting spree N to go on a shooting spree → ir por ahí disparando a la gente
shooting star N → estrella f fugaz
shooting stick N → bastón m taburete
shooting war N → guerra f a tiros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shooting
[ˈʃuːtɪŋ] n
(CINEMA) → tournage m
modif (HUNTING) [season, party] → de chasse shooting practiceshooting gallery n → stand m (de tir)shooting lodge n → pavillon m de chasseshooting match n
(British) the whole shooting match → et tout le bazar , et tout le tralala shooting practice n → entraînement m au tirshooting range n (outdoor) → champ m de tir; (indoor) → stand m de tirshooting star n → étoile f filanteshoot-out [ˈʃuːtaʊt] n
(= fight) → fusillade f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shooting
n
(= murder, execution) → Erschießung f; there was a shooting last night → gestern Nacht ist jemand erschossen worden; “new outbreak of shootings in Beirut” → „Schießereien in Beirut wieder aufgeflammt“; the police are investigating the shooting → die Polizei untersucht die Schießerei
(Sport: Ftbl etc, with guns) → Schießen nt
(Hunt) → Jagen nt, → Jagd f; (= shooting rights) → Jagdrecht(e) nt(pl); (= land) → Jagd f, → Jagdrevier nt; there is good shooting in Scotland → in Schottland kann man gut jagen; to go shooting → auf die Jagd gehen; good shooting! → Weidmannsheil!
shooting
:shooting box
n → Jagdhütte f
shooting brake
n (dated Aut) → Kombiwagen m
shooting club
n → Schießklub m
shooting gallery
n
→ Schießstand m, → Schießbude f
(sl: = drug users) → Fixertreff m (inf)
shooting iron
n (US inf) → Schießeisen nt (hum inf), → Knarre f (sl)
shooting jacket
n → Jagdrock m
shooting lodge
n = shooting box
shooting match
shooting party
n → Jagdgesellschaft f
shooting range
n → Schießplatz m
shooting rights
pl → Jagdrecht(e) nt(pl)
shooting script
n (Film) → Drehplan m
shooting star
shooting stick
n → Jagdstuhl m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shooting
[ˈʃuːtɪŋ]1. n
a. (shots) → spari mpl, colpi mpl d'arma da fuoco; (continuous shooting) → sparatoria
c. (Cine) → riprese fpl
d. (Hunting) → caccia
2. adj (pain) → lancinante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shooting
→ إِطْلاقُ النَّار střelba skyderi Schießen πυροβολισμός tiroteo ammunta fusillade pucnjava sparatoria 射撃 사격 schietpartij skyting strzelanina tiroteio стрельба skytte การยิง ateş etme hành động bắn 射击Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shooting
adj (pain) punzanteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.