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Definition of Shoot
| n. | 1. | An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. | | v. t. | 1. | To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; - followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object. | | 2. | To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; - followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; - often with off; as, to shoot a gun. | | 3. | To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; - followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object. | | 4. | To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit. | | 5. | To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; - often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud. | | 6. | (Carp.) To plane straight; to fit by planing. | | 7. | To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar. | | 8. | To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. | | v. i. | 1. | To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; - said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. | | 2. | To discharge a missile; - said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well. | | 3. | To be shot or propelled forcibly; - said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star. | | 4. | To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains. | | 5. | To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain. | | 6. | To germinate; to bud; to sprout. | | 7. | To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly. | | 8. | To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify. | | 9. | To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory. | | 10. | (Naut.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee. | | n. | 1. | The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle. | | 2. | A young branch or growth. | | 3. | A rush of water; a rapid. | | 4. | (Min.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. | | 5. | (Weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick. | | 6. | A shoat; a young hog. |
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