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shoot [n]

1)	a new branch

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sprout bourgeon sucker tiller

2)	the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

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shooting hit skeet

shoot [v]

1)	hit with a missile from a weapon

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hit pip

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pip injure hit shooter hit gun_down grass kneecap

2)	kill by firing a missile

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pip

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kill shooter gun shooting hit flight pick_off

3)	fire a shot

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discharge shooter shooting blaze overshoot sharpshoot fire gun hit pump

4)	make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

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film take

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enter film take film celluloid cinematography photograph reshoot

5)	send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"

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cast

6)	run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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dart dash flash scoot scud

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buck belt_along cut_back scooter ice_yacht motor_scooter scooter bolt dash dart plunge

7)	move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

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buck charge shoot_down tear

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belt_along shoot_up dart rip

8)	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

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hit shooter shooter dunk break chip carom birdie double_birdie double_bogey bogey knuckle

9)	record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

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photograph snap

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film enter photography shot exposure lensman retake x-ray

10)

emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

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emit

11)

cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

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ache

12)

force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

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inject

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inject enclose injection injector

13)

variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth"

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interweave

14)

throw dice, as in a crap game

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throw crap-shooter

15)

spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

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dissipate fool fool_away fritter fritter_away frivol_away

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consume consume dissipation

16)

score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

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hit athletics

17)

utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer"

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emit

18)

measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"

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measure

19)

produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

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bourgeon burgeon_forth germinate pullulate sprout spud

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grow sprout sprout germination gemmation germ germinate

20)

give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

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inject

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administer medicine injection injectant infuse immunise inject

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