Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud..

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Spire :: Spire (v. i.) To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory..
Chit :: Chit (v. i.) To shoot out; to sprout.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) To free of the missile with which anything is charged or loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow, catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of tension, as a Leyden jar..
Priory :: Priory (n.) A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; -- sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and called also cell, and obedience. See Cell, 2..
Gleam :: Gleam (v. t.) To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.)..
Scion :: Scion (n.) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) 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..
Jut :: "Jut (v. i.) To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building..
Soboles :: Soboles (n.) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at short distances..
Poke :: Poke (n.) A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and pokeweed. The root and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity; to dart; to shoot.
Spirit :: Spiring (a.) Shooting up in a spire or spires.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Sucker :: Sucker (v. t.) To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers; as, to sucker maize..
Overshoot :: Overshoot (v. t.) To shoot over or beyond.
Bolis :: Bolis (n.) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting..
Branchless :: Branchless (a.) Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.
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