SHOOT


Meaning of SHOOT in English

/ ʃuːt; NAmE / verb , noun , exclamation

■ verb

( shot , shot / ʃɒt; NAmE ʃɑːt/)

WEAPON

1.

shoot (sth) (at sb/sth) | shoot sth (from sth) to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire sth from a weapon :

[ v ]

Don't shoot—I surrender.

troops shooting at the enemy

a serious shooting incident

The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at) .

[ vn ]

He shot an arrow from his bow.

They shot the lock off (= removed it by shooting) .

2.

to kill or wound a person or an animal with a bullet, etc. :

[ vn ]

A man was shot in the leg.

He shot himself during a fit of depression.

The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape.

[ vn - adj ]

Three people were shot dead during the robbery.

3.

( of a gun or other weapon ) to fire bullets, etc. :

[ vn ]

This is just a toy gun—it doesn't shoot real bullets.

[also v ]

FOR SPORT

4.

to hunt and kill birds and animals with a gun as a sport :

[ vn ]

to shoot pheasants

[ v ]

They go shooting in Scotland.

MOVE QUICKLY

5.

[+ adv. / prep. ] to move suddenly or quickly in one direction; to make sb/sth move in this way :

[ v ]

A plane shot across the sky.

His hand shot out to grab her.

Flames were shooting up through the roof.

( figurative )

The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts.

[ vn ]

He shot out his hand to grab her.

OF PAIN

6.

[ v ] to move suddenly and quickly and be very sharp :

a shooting pain in the back

The pain shot up her arm.

DIRECT AT SB

7.

shoot sth at sb | shoot sb sth [ no passive ] to direct sth at sb suddenly or quickly :

[ vn , vnn ]

She shot an angry glance at him.

She shot him an angry glance.

[ vn ]

Journalists were shooting questions at the candidates.

FILM / PHOTOGRAPH

8.

to make a film / movie or photograph of sth :

[ v ]

Cameras ready? OK, shoot!

[ vn ]

Where was the movie shot?

The movie was shot in black and white.

IN SPORTS

9.

shoot (at sth) ( in football ( soccer ), hockey , etc. ) to try to kick, hit or throw the ball into a goal or to score a point :

[ v ]

He should have shot instead of passing.

[ vn ]

After school we'd be on the driveway shooting baskets (= playing basketball ) .

10.

[ vn ] ( informal ) ( in golf ) to make a particular score in a complete round or competition :

She shot a 75 in the first round.

PLAY GAME

11.

[ vn ] ( especially NAmE ) to play particular games :

to shoot pool

IDIOMS

- be / get shot of sth/sb

- have shot your bolt

- be like shooting fish in a barrel

- shoot the breeze / bull

- shoot from the hip

- shoot yourself in the foot

- shoot it out (with sb)

- shoot the messenger

- shoot your mouth off (about sth)

- shoot the rapids

PHRASAL VERBS

- shoot sb/sth down

- shoot for sth

- shoot off

- shoot through

- shoot up

- shoot sth up

■ noun

PLANT

1.

the part that grows up from the ground when a plant starts to grow; a new part that grows on plants or trees :

new green shoots

bamboo shoots

—picture at bulb

FILM / PHOTOGRAPHS

2.

an occasion when sb takes professional photographs for a particular purpose or makes a film / movie :

a fashion shoot

—see also photo shoot

FOR SPORT

3.

( especially BrE ) an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot animals or birds for sport; the land where this happens

■ exclamation

1.

( NAmE ) used to show that you are annoyed when you do sth stupid or when sth goes wrong (to avoid saying 'shit') :

Shoot! I've forgotten my book!

2.

( especially NAmE ) used to tell sb to say what they want to say :

You want to tell me something? OK, shoot!

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English scēotan , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scieten and German sciessen , also to sheet , the noun shot , and shut .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.