shoot

shoot:    1. to kill or wound by a firearm

   Literally, to discharge a projectile. This standard use implies an accurate aim by the person who does the shooting:

    He was condemned to death and shot within two hours. (Goebbels, 1945, in translation)

   2. (the) peremptory dismissal from employment

   An unusual version of the fire theme.

   3. to inject an illegal narcotic intravenously

   It has a direct passage into a vein:

    I'm going to shoot myself so full of junk I'll never come down. I'm gonna shoot it all up my arm in one blast. I'm gonna OD myself. (Gabriel, 1992)

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Synonyms:

Let fly, propel, Fire, discharge a missile, Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot / Fire, discharge, let off, Pass, fly, dart, Shot, discharge / Propel, expel, discharge, send forth, Bud, sprout, germinate, Young swine / Hit or kill by a missile, Project, jut, stretch, push, protuberate / Protrude, dart forth, thrust forward, Advance, make progress / Streak, variegate, dot / Extend, put forth, thrust forth, send forth / Dart, emit

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shoot — shoot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Shoot'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot-em-up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 3D — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
shoot — [ ʃut ] n. m. • 1893; mot angl., de to shoot « lancer, tirer » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ Au football, Tir ou dégagement puissant. II ♦ (v. 1970; mot angl. amér.) Fam. Piqûre, injection d un stupéfiant. ⇒ 2. fixe. Se faire un shoot d héroïne. ● shoot nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
shoot — ► VERB (past and past part. shot) 1) kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. 2) cause (a gun) to fire. 3) move suddenly and rapidly. 4) direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone. 5) film or photograph (a scene, film,… … English terms dictionary
shoot — [sho͞ot] vt. shot, shooting [ME shoten < OE sceotan, akin to ON skjōta, Ger schiessen < IE base * (s)keud , to throw, shoot > SHUT, OSlav is kydati, to throw out] 1. a) to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. [to shoot the rapids in a… … English World dictionary
Shoot \'em up — Galaga, известный shoot em up 1981 года. Shoot em up жанр компьютерных и видеоигр, в которых игрок, управляющий каким либо персонажем или техническим средством, сражается с большим количеством врагов при помощи стрельбы. Процесс игры часто… … Википедия
shoot — shoot; bum·ber·shoot; in·ter·shoot; muck·le·shoot; para·shoot; shoot·able; shoot·ee; shoot·ing; shoot·ist; shoot·man; shoot·out; shoot·er; … English syllables

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