(of a bud or shoot) To appear or sprout
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Throws or gives off
“Red, white, and blue streams of water would shoot from the boats, like fireworks.”
To fire a bullet from a gun
“I gazed down at him and fought the urge to immediately shoot him with my piece.”
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.”
To kill by shooting
“The murderous robber would shoot the hapless store owner in broad daylight.”
To move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction
“We looked up and saw streaks of lightning shoot across the sky.”
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.”
To take a video recording of
“The Lumarian brothers would send their cameraman to shoot moving images of the pharaohs.”
(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.”
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.”
To speak in a plain and candid way
“Go ahead and shoot. I'm all ears.”
To exert force or pressure on
To mark with dots or spots
To rise upwards abruptly and rapidly (literally or figuratively)
To move or proceed further along a path or course
To introduce into the bloodstream by use of a needle
To charge or damage with electrostatic discharge
To insert or introduce between or among others
To direct a particular kind of look or facial expression
To push or force (someone or something) violently and suddenly into a particular physical position or state
To appear or push up from a surface
To bet money or something else in a gamble
(based on the game being played) To strike a ball as part of a game
To transfer data to a computer or device
To engage in a war
To flicker or ripple over something
To fall down or to a lower level, especially abruptly
The leaves, stems, and shoots of a plant
Plural for 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.”
Plural for a sharp unpleasant sensation
“She felt a shoot of pain in her knee and thrust her foot forward.”
Plural for a stem of a herbaceous plant or organism
Plural for a session in which a photographer takes shots of an individual or group
Plural for a flow of water over the edge of a cliff
Plural for something that physically grows out of something else
Plural for a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like
Plural for a ray or shaft of light
Plural for a horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes
Plural for an organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
Plural for a sudden panicked rush of a number of horses, cattle, or other animals
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