Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.

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Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud..
Machicolation :: Machicolation (n.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle..
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
Shooty :: Shooty (a.) Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly.
Salient :: Salient (v. i.) Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
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..
Shooting :: Shooting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoo.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..
Approaching :: Approaching (n.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach..
Eradiate :: Eradiate (v. i.) To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate..
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..
Vimineous :: Vimineous (a.) Producing long, slender twigs or shoots..
Sallow :: Sallow (n.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc..
Forereach :: Forereach (v. i.) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays..
Branchless :: Branchless (a.) Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.
Undershoot :: Undershoot (v. t.) To shoot short of (a mark).
Shete :: Shete (v. t. & i.) To shoot.
Pistol :: Pistol (v. t.) To shoot with a pistol.
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