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shoot > 22 senses
NOUN	1	shoot	A new branch
NOUN	2	shoot	The act of shooting at targets
VERB	1	shoot, hit, pip	Hit with a missile from a weapon
	2	shoot, pip	Kill by firing a missile
	3	shoot	Fire a shot
	4	shoot, film, take	Make a film or photograph of something
	5	shoot	Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
	6	shoot, dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash	Run or move very quickly or hastily
	7	shoot, tear, shoot down, charge, buck	Move quickly and violently
	8	shoot	Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
	9	shoot, photograph, snap	Record on photographic film
	10	shoot	Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
	11	shoot	Cause a sharp and sudden pain in
	12	shoot, inject	Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	13	shoot	Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
	14	shoot	Throw dice, as in a crap game
	15	shoot, fritter, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool, fool away	Spend frivolously and unwisely
	16	shoot	Score
	17	shoot	Utter fast and forcefully
	18	shoot	Measure the altitude of by using a sextant
	19	shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout	Produce buds, branches, or germinate
	20	shoot, inject	Give an injection to

shoot > pronunciation
Sounds	shuw't
Rhymes	absolute, acute, arrowroot, and 77 more rhymes in uwt...

shoot > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of shooting at targets.
Examples	"they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"
Broader	shooting, shot
Narrower	skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting
Verbs	shoot; shoot

shoot > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Hit with a missile from a weapon.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	hit, pip
Similar to	strike, hit; shoot; shoot, pip
Broader	injure, wound
Narrower	gun down; grass; kneecap
Entailed by	machine gun
Nouns	shoot; shooter

shoot > verb 2, social
Meaning	Kill by firing a missile.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They want to shoot the prisoners
Synonyms	pip
Similar to	shoot, hit, pip
Broader	kill
Narrower	flight; pick off
Nouns	shooter; shooting; shooter

shoot > verb 3, competition
Meaning	Fire a shot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Similar to	shoot, hit, pip
Broader	fire, discharge
Narrower	blaze away, blaze; overshoot; sharpshoot, snipe; open fire, fire; gun; pump
Entailed by	undershoot
Nouns	shoot; shooter; shooting

shoot > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Make a film or photograph of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam and Sue shoot the movie
Examples	"shoot a movie"
Synonyms	film, take
Similar to	photograph, snap, shoot
Category	movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
Broader	record, enter, put down
Narrower	reshoot

shoot > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"shoot a glance"
Broader	project, cast, contrive, throw

shoot > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Run or move very quickly or hastily.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash
Similar to	tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck
Broader	rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
Narrower	plunge

shoot > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Move quickly and violently.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	tear, shoot down, charge, buck
Similar to	dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot
Broader	rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
See also	shoot up
Narrower	rip

shoot > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Examples	"shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
Broader	hit
Narrower	dunk; break; chip; carom; birdie; double birdie; double bogey; bogey; knuckle
Nouns	shooter; shooter

shoot > verb 9, communication
Meaning	Record on photographic film.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	photograph, snap
Similar to	film, shoot, take
Category	photography, picture taking
Broader	record, enter, put down
Narrower	retake; x-ray

shoot > verb 10, weather
Meaning	Emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Broader	emit, give out, give off

shoot > verb 11, perception
Meaning	Cause a sharp and sudden pain in.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Broader	ache, smart, hurt

shoot > verb 12, contact
Meaning	Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Model	They shoot the fruit with a chemical; They shoot a chemical into the fruit
Synonyms	inject
Similar to	inject, shoot
Broader	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

shoot > verb 13, contact
Meaning	Variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"shoot cloth"
Broader	weave, interweave

shoot > verb 15, consumption
Meaning	Spend frivolously and unwisely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	fritter, frivol away, dissipate, fritter away, fool, fool away
Broader	consume, squander, waste, ware
Entails	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

shoot > verb 18, cognition
Meaning	Measure the altitude of by using a sextant.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"shoot a star"
Broader	measure, mensurate, measure out

shoot > verb 19, change
Meaning	Produce buds, branches, or germinate.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
Similar to	germinate
Broader	grow
Nouns	shoot

shoot > verb 20, body
Meaning	Give an injection to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something
Synonyms	inject
Similar to	inject, shoot
Category	medicine, practice of medicine
Broader	administer, dispense
Narrower	infuse; immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate