n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English schot, schote projectile, new growth, in part from shoten, v., in part from Old English sceot shot
Date: 15th century
1 : a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: as a : a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature b : OFFSHOOT
2 a : an act of shooting (as with a bow or a firearm): (1) : SHOT (2) : the firing of a missile especially by artillery b (1) : a hunting trip or party (2) : the right to shoot game in a particular area or land over which it is held c (1) : a shooting match <skeet shoot > (2) : a round of shots in a shooting match d : the action or an instance of shooting with a camera : a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming <a movie shoot >
3 a : a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: as (1) : a sudden or rapid advance (2) : a momentary darting sensation : TWINGE (3) : THRUST 2B (4) : the pace between strokes in rowing b : a bar of rays : BEAM <a shoot of sunlight>
4 [probably by folk etymology from French chute ― more at CHUTE ] a : a rush of water down a steep or rapid b : a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly