I
n.
young plant
1) a bamboo ~
hunting trip
( esp. BE )
2) (to go on) a tiger ~
II
v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) ('to execute by ~ing') to ~ as (he was shot as a deserter)
2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to fire') to ~ at (to ~ at smb.)
3) ( colloq. ) ( esp. AE ) ( d ; intr. ) ('to aim') to ~ for (to ~ for the top)
4) ( D ; intr. , tr. ) ('to fire') to ~ into (to ~ into the air)
5) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to hit with gun-fire') to ~ smb. dead
6) ( P ; intr. ) ('to move quickly') they shot past us in a sports car