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Definition of shoot

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Shoot (n.) 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..

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Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) 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..

Lyrid :: Lyrid (n.) One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called because the apparent path among the stars the stars if produced back wards crosses the constellation Lyra.

Butt Shaft :: Butt shaft () An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow..

Dart :: Dart (v. i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket..

Spray :: Spray (n.) A small shoot or branch; a twig.

Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.

Branchless :: Branchless (a.) Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.

Yew :: Yew (n.) A bow for shooting, made of the yew..

Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory..

Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To let fly, as a missile; to shoot..

Ramify :: Ramify (v. i.) To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the stem of a plant..

Flobert :: Flobert (n.) A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes called ball cap.

Dribber :: Dribber (n.) One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly.

Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..

Shoot :: Shoot (n.) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.

Trinodal :: Trinodal (a.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem..

Sport :: Sport (v. i.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6..

Shooter :: Shooter (n.) A firearm; as, a five-shooter..

Target :: Target (n.) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile..

Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.