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To fire a bullet from a gun
“I gazed down at him and fought the urge to immediately shoot him with my piece.”
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To discharge a projectile
“When rain did not fall, he would shoot arrows into the sky to remind the sky dragons that water was needed.”
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To kill by shooting
“The murderous robber would shoot the hapless store owner in broad daylight.”
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To move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction
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“We looked up and saw streaks of lightning shoot across the sky.”
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To capture as a picture, image or photograph
“On my never-ending quest to shoot the perfect sunset, I rushed out and climbed to the roof of the garage.”
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To take a video recording of
“The Lumarian brothers would send their cameraman to shoot moving images of the pharaohs.”
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To burst or gush from
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“Red, white, and blue streams of water would shoot from the boats, like fireworks.”
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(of a bud or shoot) To appear or sprout
“Near the base, each cord has a short branch that will shoot upward on its right side.”
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To take, or cause to go, from one place to another
“I'll shoot the report off to the two of you as soon as it is published.”
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To speak in a plain and candid way
“Go ahead and shoot. I'm all ears.”
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To mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something
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To exert force or pressure on
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To rise upwards abruptly and rapidly (literally or figuratively)
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To move or proceed further along a path or course
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To introduce into the bloodstream by use of a needle
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To charge or damage with electrostatic discharge
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To insert or introduce between or among others
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To bet money or something else in a gamble
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(based on the game being played) To strike a ball as part of a game
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To transfer data to a computer or device
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To engage in a war
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To flicker or ripple over something
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To fall down or to a lower level, especially abruptly
Noun
A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant
“In early spring, the vivid pink shoot of the orchid pushes its way up through gravelly soil.”
Noun
A sharp unpleasant sensation
“She felt a shoot of pain in her knee and thrust her foot forward.”
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A stem of a herbaceous plant or organism
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A session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group
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A flow of water over the edge of a cliff
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Something that physically grows out of something else
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A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like
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A ray or shaft of light
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An organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
Interjection
Used to express surprise, agitation or disappointment
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