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shoot

noun
  1. the act of shooting at targets
    “they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer”
  2. a new branch
verb
  1. give an injection to
    inject
  2. produce buds, branches, or germinate
    spudsproutpullulategerminatebourgeonburgeon forth
  3. measure the altitude of by using a sextant
    “shoot a star”
  4. utter fast and forcefully
  5. make a film or photograph of something
    takefilm
  6. record on photographic film
    snap
  7. score
    “shoot a basket”
  8. fire a shot
    blast
  9. hit with a missile from a weapon
    hit
  10. spend frivolously and unwisely
    fritterfoolfrivol awaydissipatefritter awayfool away
  11. throw dice, as in a crap game
  12. variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
    “shoot cloth”
  13. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
    inject
  14. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
    “shoot craps”
  15. move quickly and violently
    tearchargebuckshoot down
  16. run or move very quickly or hastily
    flashdashscuddartscoot
  17. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
    “shoot a glance”
  18. cause a sharp and sudden pain in
  19. kill by firing a missile
    pip
  20. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully