shoot
verbHow to pronounce shoot:
Definition of shoot:
- shoot (verb):
- to score by so doing
- hit with a missile from a weapon.
- to throw or cast off or out often with force
- to hit, wound, or kill with a missile fired from a weapon
- to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air
- 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)
- 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)
- to propel (something, such as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (such as the hand or foot) or with an implement
Antonyms for shoot:
backfire
bear
conceal
create
fail
give
hold
keep
pursue
retain
start
walk
withhold
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