Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar..

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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..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify..
Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..
Butt Shaft :: Butt shaft () An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow..
Offshoot :: Offshoot (n.) That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree..
Gunning :: Gunning (n.) The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.
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..
Expel :: Expel (v. t.) To discharge; to shoot.
Gallnut :: Gallnut (n.) A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall..
Overshot :: Overshot (a.) From Overshoot, v. t..
Overshooting :: Overshooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshoo.
Miss :: Miss (v. t.) To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said..
Popgun :: Popgun (n.) A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air..
Outrunner :: Outrunner (n.) An offshoot; a branch.
Glance :: Glance (v. i.) To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.
Bud :: Bud (v. i.) To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot..
Shooting :: Shooting (n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head..
Yew :: Yew (n.) A bow for shooting, made of the yew..
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.
Watershoot :: Watershoot (n.) A trough for discharging water.
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