I. ˈshüt verb
( shot ˈshät ; shoot·ing )
Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
shoot an arrow
shoot a spitball
shoot a marble
(2) : to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket)
(3) : to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air
shoot darts from a blowgun
a steam catapult shoot s planes from a carrier
(4) : to propel (as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (as the hand or foot) or with an implement ; also : to score by so doing
shoot the winning goal
shoot a basket
(5) : to throw or cast off or out often with force
shoot dice
the horse shot his rider out of the saddle
b. : to cause (as a gun or bow) to propel a missile
c.
(1) : to utter (as words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force
shoot out a stream of invective
(2) : to emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and rapidly
(3) : to send forth with suddenness or intensity
shot a look of anger at them
d. : to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide
2. : to affect by shooting: as
a. : to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun ; especially : to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm
b. : to remove or destroy by use of firearms
shot out the light
also : wreck , explode
3.
a. : to push or slide (as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening
b. : to push or thrust forward : stick out
toads shoot ing out their tongues
c. : to put forth in growing
d. : to place, send, or bring into position abruptly
4.
a.
(1) : to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) : play
shoot pool
shoot a round of golf
shoot craps
(2) : to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves shooting
shoot 80 in golf
b.
(1) : to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice
shoot $5
(2) : to use up by or as if by betting : exhaust
shot his annual bonus on a shady deal
5.
a. : to engage in the hunting and killing of (as game) with firearms especially as a sport
shoot woodcock
b. : to hunt over
shoot a tract of woodland
6.
a. : to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward
shot the car onto the highway
b. : to send or carry quickly : dispatch
shoot the letter on to me as soon as you receive it
7. : to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches
8. : to pass swiftly by, past, or along
shoot ing rapids
9. : to plane (as the edge of a board) straight or true
10.
a. : set off , detonate , ignite
shoot a charge of dynamite
b. : to effect by blasting
11. : to determine the altitude of
12. : to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of : photograph , film
13.
a. : to give an injection to
b. : to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to go or pass rapidly and precipitately
sparks shoot ing all over
his feet shot out from under him
b. : to move ahead by force of momentum
c. : to stream out suddenly : spurt
d. : to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light
e. : to dart with a piercing sensation
pain shot up my arm
2.
a. : to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile
b. : to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting)
3. : to propel a missile
guns that shoot many miles
4. : protrude , project
5.
a. : to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth shoots
b. : develop , mature
c. : to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly — often used with up
in a burst of growth he shot up to six feet tall
prices shot up
6.
a. : to propel an object (as a ball) in a particular way
b. : to drive the ball or puck toward a goal
7. : to cast dice
8. : to slide into or out of a fastening
a bolt that shoot s in either direction
9. : to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera
10. : to begin to speak — usually used as an imperative
OK, shoot , what do you have to say
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- shoot at
- shoot from the hip
- shoot one's bolt
- shoot one's cuffs
- shoot oneself in the foot
- shoot the breeze
- shoot the shit
- shoot the works
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English schot, schote projectile, new growth, in part from shoten, verb, 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
III. interjection
Etymology: euphemism for shit
Date: 1876
— used to express annoyance or surprise