Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) 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..

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Flagellum :: Flagellum (v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses..
Asparaginous :: Asparaginous (a.) Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables..
Spirit :: Spiring (a.) Shooting up in a spire or spires.
Dart :: Dart (v. i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket..
Hylophagous :: Hylophagous (a.) Eating green shoots, as certain insects do..
Spray :: Spray (n.) A small shoot or branch; a twig.
Sprout :: Sprout (v. t.) To shoot into ramifications.
Pistol :: Pistol (v. t.) To shoot with a pistol.
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
Shooting :: Shooting (a.) Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
Banyan :: Banyan (n.) A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which take root and become additional trunks, until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is able to shelter thousands of men..
Shute :: Shute (n.) Same as Chute, or Shoot..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth..
Fruticant :: Fruticant (a.) Full of shoots.
Stonebrash :: Stonebow (n.) A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones.
Trinodal :: Trinodal (a.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
Shot :: Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
Overshot :: Overshot (a.) From Overshoot, v. t..
Tiller :: Tiller (v. i.) To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering..
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