SHOOT


Meaning of SHOOT in English

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

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.