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Bookmark or Share- SHOOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionaryto injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun at them: [ often passive ] He was robbed and then shot in the stomach. An innocent bystander was shot dead in the incident. Fewer examples. The officer commanded his men to shoot. Soldiers were given the authority to shoot, but only as a last resort.
- SHOOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comverb (used with object) , shot, shoot·ing. to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon. Synonyms: pop, plug, wound, hit, gun, drop, blow away, pick off, mow down, cut down, bring down. to execute or put to death with a bullet: to be shot at sunrise. to send forth or discharge (a missile) from a weapon:
- Shoot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of SHOOT is 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). How to use shoot in a sentence.
- SHOOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto fire a gun or other weapon, or to hit, injure, or kill someone or something by firing a gun or other weapon: [ I ] We’d take our bows and arrows and shoot at targets. [ T ] A long time ago the sergeant learned how to shoot a gun. [ T ] An unidentified man was shot yesterday afternoon.
- Shoot Definition & Meaning | Britannica DictionaryBritannica Dictionary definition of SHOOT. 1. a : to cause a bullet, arrow, etc., to move forward with great force from a weapon. [no object] Does this gun shoot accurately? Don't shoot. I surrender. He shot at the deer. [+] more examples. [+ object] She shot the arrow into the air.
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