Definition of shoot

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Shoot (v. i.) To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly..

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Glancing :: Glancing (a.) Shooting, as light..
Push :: Push (v. i.) To burst pot, as a bud or shoot..
Malleolus :: Malleolus (n.) A layer, a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through..
Vimineous :: Vimineous (a.) Producing long, slender twigs or shoots..
Chit :: Chit (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes..
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; -- said of a horse.
Star-spangled :: Starshoot (n.) See Nostoc.
Hylophagous :: Hylophagous (a.) Eating green shoots, as certain insects do..
Browse :: Browse (v. i.) To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer..
Spur :: Spur (n.) A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral direction, or at right angles..
Shot :: Shot () imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
Shute :: Shute (n.) Same as Chute, or Shoot..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well..
Flight :: Flight (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft..
Graft :: Graft (n.) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
Branching :: Branching (a.) Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches.
Shot :: Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
Clout :: Clout (n.) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
Woodcraft :: Woodcraft (n.) Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods..
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