I. verb (shot; shooting)
Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to shoot Date: before 12th century transitive verb
1. a. to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) , to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by an explosion (as of a powder charge in a firearm or of ignited fuel in a rocket), to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air , to propel (as a ball or puck) toward a goal by striking or pushing with part of the body (as the hand or foot) or with an implement, to throw or cast off or out often with force , to cause (as a gun or bow) to propel a missile, c. to utter (as words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force , to emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and rapidly, to send forth with suddenness or intensity , to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide, to affect by shooting: as, to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun, to remove or destroy by use of firearms ,
3. to push or slide (as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening, to push or thrust forward ; stick out , to put forth in growing, to place, send, or bring into position abruptly,
4. a. to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves shooting) ; play , to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves shooting , b. to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice , to use up by or as if by betting ; exhaust ,
5. to engage in the hunting and killing of (as game) with firearms especially as a sport , to hunt over ,
6. to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward , to send or carry quickly ; dispatch , to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches, to pass swiftly by, past, or along , to plane (a…
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