English-Thai Dictionary
shoot
N การ ตี ลูก (ทาง กีฬา การ เตะ ลูก kan-te-luk
shoot
N การถ่ายภาพ การ ถ่ายภาพยนตร์ kan-tai-pab
shoot
N การ ปล่อย จรวด การ ยิง จรวด การ ปล่อย ขีปนาวุธ kan-ploi-ja-luad
shoot
N การ ยิง การ ยิงปืน kan-ying
shoot
N การ แตกหน่อ การ งอก ใหม่ kan-teak-nor
shoot
VI งอก (หน่อ ต้นกล้า ต้นอ่อน โผล่ ยื่น ngok
shoot
VI ตี (ลูก กอล์ฟ ลูกบอล เตะ ลูก te
shoot
VI ถ่ายภาพ ถ่ายรูป ถ่ายภาพยนตร์ tai-pab
shoot
VI ปฏิบัติการ อย่างรวดเร็ว รีบเร่ง รวดเร็ว rush spurt hasten pa-ti-bad-kan-yang-ruad-reo
shoot
VI พุ่ง พุ่ง เข้า ใส่ pung
shoot
VI ยิง ยิงปืน fire explode sharpshoot ying
shoot
VT งอก (หน่อ ต้นกล้า ต้นอ่อน โผล่ ยื่น ngok
shoot
VT ตี (ลูก กอล์ฟ ลูกบอล เตะ ลูก te
shoot
VT ถ่ายภาพ ถ่ายรูป ถ่ายภาพยนตร์ tai-pab
shoot
VT ปฏิบัติการ อย่างรวดเร็ว รีบเร่ง รวดเร็ว rush spurt hasten pa-ti-bad-kan-yang-ruad-reo
shoot
VT พุ่ง พุ่ง เข้า ใส่ pung
shoot
VT ยิง ยิงปืน fire explode sharpshoot ying
shoot a line
IDM คุยโว โอ้อวด พูด เกิน จริง kui-wo
shoot at
PHRV รัวใส่ aim at take at rua-sai
shoot away
PHRV รัว (ปืน ไม่ หยุด ยิง ไม่ หยุด rua-puan
shoot down
PHRV ทำให้ ยอมแพ้ (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ทำให้ ยอมจำนน bring ddwon come down get down tam-hai-yom-pare
shoot down
PHRV ยิง ตก bring down come down get down ying-tok
shoot for
PHRV รัวใส่ shoot at aim at drive at rua-sai
shoot from
PHRV ยิงปืน จาก ying-puan-jak
shoot from the hip
IDM ยิงปืน ได้ รวดเร็ว พูด ตรงๆ ซื่อสัตย์ ying-puan-dai-ruad-reo
shoot in
PHRV ยิง เข้าไป ying-kao-pai
shoot into
PHRV ยิง เข้าไป ใน (เนื้อที่ หรือ พื้นที่ ying-kao-pai-nai
shoot off
PHRV ยิง จน หลุด ยิง ขาด ยิง เพื่อ เอา ออก shoot away ying-jon-lud
shoot out
PHRV ยิง ออก ไป ยิงปืน ออก ไป ying-ook-pai
shoot through
PHRV ออก ไป (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ ผละ ไป ไปให้พ้น aol-pai
shoot through with
PHRV เต็มไปด้วย มากมาย ด้วย shoot with tem-pai-duai
shoot to
PHRV ปิด ล็อค แน่นหนา pid-lok-nea-na
shoot up
PHRV ยิง ขึ้นไป ying-kuan-pai
shoot with
PHRV ยิง ด้วย ปืน ยิง ying-duai-puan
shoot-out
SL การโต้เถียง การ โต้แย้ง kan-t-tiang
shooting gallery
N สนามยิงปืน sa-nam-ying-puan
shooting star
N ดาวตก ผี พุ่ง ใต้ meteor falling star fireball dao-tok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SHOOT
v.t.pret. and pp. shot. The old participle shotten, is obsolete. [L. scateo, to shoot out water. ] 1. To let fly and drive with force; as, to shoot an arrow.
2. To discharge and cause to be driven with violence; as, to shoot a ball.
And from about her shot darts of desire. Milton.
4. To let off; used of the instrument.
The two ends of a bow shot off, fly from one another. Boyle.
5. To strike with any thing shot; as, to shoot with an arrow or a bullet.
6. To send out; to push forth; as, a plant shoots a branch.
7. To push out; to emit; to dart; to thrust forth.
Beware of the secret snake that shoots a sting. Dryden.
8. To push forward; to drive; to propel; as, to shoot a bolt.
9. To push out; to thrust forward.
They shoot out the lip. Psalm 22:7.
The phrase, to shoot out the lip, signifies to treat with derision or contempt.
1 . To pass through with swiftness; as, to shoot the Stygian flood.
11. To fit to each other by planing; a workman's term.
Two pieces of wood that are shot, that is, planed or pared with a chisel. Moxon.
12. To kill by a ball, arrow or other thing shot; as, to shoot a duck.
SHOOT
v.i. 1. To perform the act of discharging, sending with force, or driving any thing by means of an engine or instrument; as, ot shoot at a target or mark.
When you shoot, and shut one eye. Prior.
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him. Genesis 49:23.
2. To germinate; to bud; to sprout; to send forth branches.
But the wild olive shoots and shades the ungrateful plane. Dryden.
Delightjul task,
To teach the young idea how to shoot. Thomson.
3. To form by shooting, or by an arrangement of particles into spiculae. Metals shoot into crystals. Every salt shoots into crystals of a determinate form.
4. To be emitted, sent forth or driven along.
There shot a streaming lamp along the sky. Dryden.
5. To protuberate; to be pushed out; to jut; to project. The land shoots into a promontory.
6. To pass, as an arrow or pointed instrument; to penetrate.
The words shoot through my heart. Addison.
7. To grow rapidly; to become by rapid growth. The boy soon shoots up to a man.
He'll soon shoot up a hero. Dryden.
8. To move with velocity; as a shooting star.
9. To feel a quick darting pain. My temples shoot
To shoot ahead, to outstrip in running, flying or sailing.
SHOOT
n. 1. The act of propelling or driving any thing with violence; the discharge of a fire-arm or bow; as a good shot.
The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. Bacon.
2. The act of striking or endeavoring to strike with a massive weapon.
3. A young branch.
Prune off superfluous branches and shoots of this second spring. Evelyn.
4. A young swine. [In New England pronounced shote. ]
SHOOTER
n.One that shoots; an archer; a gunner.
SHOOTING
ppr. Discharging, as fire-arms; driving or sending with violence; pushing out; protuberating; germinating; branching; glancing, as in pain.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SHOOT
Shoot, n. Etym: [F. chute. See Chute. Confused with shoot to let fly. ]
Defn: An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc. , are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp. , a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written also chute, and shute. ] [U. S.] To take a shoot, to pass through a shoot instead of the main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.]
SHOOT
Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shot; p. pr. & vb. n. Shooting. The old participle Shotten is obsolete. See Shotten. ] Etym: [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sceótan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj, Sw. skjuta, Dan. skyde; cf. Skr. skund to jump. sq. root159. Cf. Scot a contribution, Scout to reject, Scud, Scuttle, v. i., Shot, Sheet, Shut, Shuttle, Skittish, Skittles. ]
1. To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object. If you please To shoot an arrow that self way. Shak.
2. To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun. The two ends od a bow, shot off, fly from one another. Boyle.
3. To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object. When Roger shot the hawk hovering over his master's dove house. A.Tucker.
4. To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit. An honest weaver as ever shot shuttle. Beau & Fl. A pit into which the dead carts had nightly shot corpses by scores.Macaulay.
5. To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud. They shoot out the lip, they shake the head. Ps. xxii. 7. Beware the secret snake that shoots a sting. Dryden.
6. (Carp. )
Defn: To plane straight; to fit by planing. Two pieces of wood that are shot, that is, planed or else pared with a paring chisel. Moxon.
7. To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar. She. .. shoots the Stygian sound. Dryden.
8. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. The tangled water courses slept, Shot over with purple, and green, and yellow. Tennyson. To be shot of, to be discharged, cleared, or rid of. [Colloq. ] "Are you not glad to be shot of him " Sir W. Scott.
SHOOT
SHOOT Shoot, v. i.
1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides. The archers have. .. shot at him. Gen. xlix. 23.
2. To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
3. 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. There shot a streaming lamp along the sky. Dryden.
4. To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains. Thy words shoot through my heart. Addison.
5. To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain. These preachers make His head to shoot and ache. Herbert.
6. To germinate; to bud; to sprout. Onions, as they hang, will shoot forth. Bacon. But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful plain. Dryden.
7. To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly. Well shot in years he seemed. Spenser. Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot. Thomson.
8. To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify. If the menstruum be overcharged, metals will shoot into crystals. Bacon.
9. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory. There shot up against the dark sky, tall, gaunt, straggling houses. Dickens.
1 . (Naut. )
Defn: To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee. To shoot ahead, to pass or move quickly forward; to outstrip others.
SHOOT
SHOOT Shoot, n.
1. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle. The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot. Bacon. One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk. Drayton.
2. A young branch or growth. Superfluous branches and shoots of this second spring. Evelyn.
3. A rush of water; a rapid.
4. (Min. )
Defn: A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode. Knight.
5. (Weaving )
Defn: A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
6. Etym: [Perh. a different word. ]
Defn: A shoat; a young hog.
SHOOTER
SHOOTER Shoot "er, n.
1. One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.
2. That which shoots. Specifically: (a ) A firearm; as, a five-shooter. [Colloq. U.S.] (b ) A shooting star. [R.]
SHOOTING
SHOOTING Shoot "ing, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
2. A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting ), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.
3. A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.
SHOOTING
SHOOTING Shoot "ing, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting. Shooting board (Joinery ), a fixture used in planing or shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane is guided and the board held true. -- Shooting box, a small house in the country for use in the shooting season. Prof. Wilson. -- Shooting gallery, a range, usually covered, with targets for practice with firearms. -- Shooting iron, a firearm. [Slang, U.S.] -- Shooting star. (a )(Astron.) A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky, and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a few seconds, a luminous train, - - called also falling star. Shooting stars are small cosmical bodies which encounter the earth in its annual revolution, and which become visible by coming with planetary velocity into the upper regions of the atmosphere. At certain periods, as on the 13th of November and 1 th of August, they appear for a few hours in great numbers, apparently diverging from some point in the heavens, such displays being known as meteoric showers, or star showers. These bodies, before encountering the earth, were moving in orbits closely allied to the orbits of comets. See Leonids, Perseids. (b ) (Bot. ) The American cowslip (Dodecatheon Meadia ). See under Cowslip. -- Shooting stick (Print. ), a tapering piece of wood or iron, used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase. Hansard.
SHOOTY
SHOOTY Shoot "y, a.
Defn: Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly. [Prev. Eng. ] Grose.
New American Oxford Dictionary
shoot
shoot |SHo͞ot ʃut | ▶verb ( past and past participle shot |SHät | ) 1 [ with obj. ] kill or wound (a person or animal ) with a bullet or arrow: he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery | [ with obj. and complement ] : troops shot dead 29 people. • [ no obj. ] fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow: he shot at me twice | the troops were ordered to shoot to kill | [ with obj. ] : they shot a volley of arrows into the village. • cause (a gun ) to fire. • damage or remove (something ) with a bullet or missile: Guy, shoot their hats off. • [ no obj. ] hunt game with a gun: we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn. • [ no obj. ] (shoot over ) shoot game over (an estate or other area of countryside ). • shoot game in or on (an estate, cover, etc. ). 2 [ no obj. ] move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: the car shot forward | Ward's hand shot out, grabbing his arm. • [ with obj. ] cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him | Beauchamp shot United into the lead. • [ with obj. ] direct (a glance, question, or remark ) at someone: [ with two objs. ] : Luke shot her a quick glance | [ with direct speech ] : “I can't believe what I'm hearing, ” she shot back . • used to invite a comment or question: “May I just ask you one more question? ” “Shoot. ” • (of a pain ) move with a sharp stabbing sensation: Claudia felt a shaft of pain shoot through her chest | figurative : a pang of regret shot through her. • [ with obj. ] (of a boat ) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge ). • [ with obj. ] informal (of a motor vehicle ) pass (a traffic light at red ). • extend sharply in a particular direction: a road that seemed to just shoot upward at a terrifying angle. • [ with obj. ] move (a door bolt ) to fasten or unfasten a door. 3 [ no obj. ] (in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc. ) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal: Williams twice shot wide | [ with obj. ] : after school, we'd go straight out in the alley to shoot baskets. • [ with obj. ] informal make (a specified score ) for a round of golf: in the second round he shot a 65. • [ with obj. ] informal play a game of (pool or dice ). 4 [ with obj. ] film or photograph (a scene, film, etc. ): she has just been commissioned to shoot a video | [ no obj. ] : point the camera and just shoot —nothing could be easier. 5 [ no obj. ] (of a plant or seed ) send out buds or shoots; germinate. • (of a bud or shoot ) appear; sprout. 6 [ with obj. ] informal inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug ): he shot dope into his arm. 7 [ with obj. ] plane (the edge of a board ) accurately. ▶noun 1 a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant: he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems. 2 an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport: a grouse shoot. • Brit. land used for shooting game. • a shooting match or contest: activities include a weekly rifle shoot. 3 an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made: a photo shoot | a fashion shoot. 4 variant spelling of chute 1. 5 a rapid in a stream: follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater. ▶exclam. informal used as a euphemism for ‘shit ’: shoot, it was a great day to be alive. PHRASES have shot one's bolt see bolt 1. shoot the breeze (or the bull ) informal have a casual conversation. shoot one's cuffs pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat. shoot from the hip informal react suddenly or without careful consideration of one's words or actions. shoot oneself in the foot informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself. shoot it out informal engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle. shoot a line Brit. informal describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way: he never shot a line about his escapades. shoot one's mouth off informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly. PHRASAL VERBS shoot someone /something down bring down an aircraft or missile by shooting at it: their helicopter was shot down by an air-to-air missile. • kill or wound someone by shooting them, esp. in a ruthless way: troops shot down 28 demonstrators. • crush someone or their opinions by forceful criticism or argument: she tried to argue and got shot down in flames for her trouble. shoot through Austral. /NZ informal leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something: me wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent. [1940s: from shoot through like a Bondi tram (Bondi being the name of a Sydney suburb ).] shoot up 1 (esp. of a child ) grow taller rapidly: when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9. • (of a price or amount ) rise suddenly. 2 see shoot someone /something up below. shoot someone /something up 1 cause great damage to something by shooting; kill or wound someone by shooting: the police shot up our building. 2 (also shoot up ) informal inject a narcotic drug; inject someone with a narcotic drug: she went home and shot up alone in her room | I was shooting up cocaine. shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens. DERIVATIVES shoot a ble adjective ORIGIN Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scieten and German schiessen, also to sheet 1, shot 1, and shut .
shoot-down
shoot-down ▶noun an act or instance of bringing down an aircraft by shooting at it.
shoot-'em-up
shoot-'em-up ▶noun informal a fast-moving story or movie, of which gunfire is a dominant feature. • a simple computer game in which the sole objective is to kill as many enemies as possible to achieve a high score.
shooter
shoot er |ˈSHo͞otər ˈʃudər | ▶noun 1 a person who uses a gun either regularly or on a particular occasion. • informal a gun. 2 a member of a team in games such as basketball whose role is to attempt to score goals. • a person who throws a die or dice. 3 a marble used to shoot at other marbles. 4 informal a small alcoholic drink, esp. of distilled liquor: geez, he could use a shooter of whiskey.
shooting
shoot ing |ˈSHo͞otiNG ˈʃudɪŋ | ▶noun the action or practice of shooting: the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers | 20,000 fatal shootings a year. • the sport or pastime of shooting with a gun. • the right of shooting game over an area of land. • an estate or other area rented to shoot over. ▶adjective moving or growing quickly: shooting beams of light played over the sea. • (of a pain ) sudden and piercing. PHRASES the whole shooting match informal everything: the whole shooting match is being computerized.
shooting board
shoot ing board ▶noun a board with a step-shaped profile used to guide the motion of a plane relative to a workpiece to ensure accurate planing.
shooting box
shoot |ing box ▶noun Brit. a lodge used by hunters in the shooting season.
shooting brake
shoot ing brake ▶noun Brit. dated a station wagon.
shooting coat
shoot ing coat ▶noun a padded waterproof coat with large pockets, worn when shooting game. • archaic term for morning coat.
shooting gallery
shoot ing gal ler y |ˈʃudɪŋ ˌɡæl (ə )ri | ▶noun a room or fairground booth used for recreational shooting at targets with guns or air guns. • informal a place used for taking drugs, esp. injecting heroin.
shooting iron
shoot ing i ron ▶noun informal a firearm.
shooting range
shoot ing range ▶noun an area provided with targets for the controlled practice of shooting.
shooting script
shoot ing script ▶noun a final movie or television script with scenes arranged in the order in which they will be filmed.
shooting star
shoot ing star 1 |ˈˌʃudɪŋ ˈˌstɑr | ▶noun a small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere.
shooting star
shoot ing star 2 |ˈˌʃudɪŋ ˈˌstɑr | ▶noun a North American plant of the primrose family, with white, pink, or purple hanging flowers with backward curving petals. The flowers are carried above the leaves on slender stems and turn to face up following fertilization. [Genus Dodecatheon, family Primulaceae: several species, esp. D. meadia. ]
shooting stick
shoot ing stick |ˈʃudɪŋ ˌstɪk | ▶noun a walking stick with a handle that unfolds to form a seat and a sharpened end that can be stuck firmly in the ground.
shooting war
shoot ing war ▶noun a war in which there is armed conflict, as opposed to mere threats, propaganda, or sanctions.
shootist
shoot ist |ˈSHo͞otist ˈʃutɪst | ▶noun informal a person who shoots, esp. one skilled in shooting, as a marksman. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from shoot + -ist .
shoot-out
shoot-out |ˈʃu ˌdaʊt | ▶noun informal a decisive gun battle. • (also penalty shoot-out ) Soccer a tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks.
shoot-the-chute
shoot-the-chute (also shoot-the-chutes ) ▶noun another term for chute-the-chute. ▶verb (shoot the chute or shoot the chutes ) another term for chute the chute (see chute-the-chute ).
Oxford Dictionary
shoot
shoot |ʃuːt | ▶verb ( past and past participle shot |ʃɒt | ) 1 [ with obj. ] kill or wound (a person or animal ) with a bullet or arrow: he was shot in the leg during an armed robbery | [ with obj. and complement ] : troops shot dead 29 people. • [ no obj. ] fire a bullet from a gun or discharge an arrow from a bow: he shot at me twice | the troops were ordered to shoot to kill | [ with obj. ] : they shot a volley of arrows into the village. • [ no obj., with adverbial ] use a firearm with a specified degree of skill: we shot well against Spain. • cause (a gun ) to fire. • [ no obj. ] hunt game with a gun: we go to Scotland to shoot every autumn. 2 move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction: [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] : the car shot forward | Ward's hand shot out, grabbing his arm | [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] : he would have fallen if Marc hadn't shot out a hand to stop him. • [ no obj. ] (of a pain ) move with a sharp stabbing sensation: Claudia felt a pain shoot through her chest | figurative : a pang of regret shot through her. • [ no obj. ] extend sharply in a particular direction: a road that seemed to just shoot upwards at a terrifying angle. • [ with obj. ] move (a bolt ) to fasten or unfasten a door. • [ with obj. ] (of a boat ) sweep swiftly down or under (rapids, a waterfall, or a bridge ). • [ with obj. ] informal (of a motor vehicle ) pass (a traffic light at red ). • [ no obj. ] Cricket (of a ball ) dart along the ground after pitching. 3 [ no obj. ] (in football, hockey, basketball, etc. ) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal: Williams twice shot wide | [ with obj. ] : after school, we'd go straight out in the alley to shoot baskets. • [ with obj. ] informal make (a specified score ) for a round of golf: in the second round he shot a 65. • [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal play a game of (pool, dice, or cards ). 4 [ with obj. ] direct (a glance, question, or remark ) at someone: [ with two objs ] : Luke shot her a quick glance | [ with direct speech ] : ‘I can't believe what I'm hearing, ’ she shot back . • [ no obj., in imperative ] used to invite a comment or question: ‘May I just ask you one more question? ’ ‘Shoot. ’. 5 [ with obj. ] film or photograph (a scene, film, etc. ): she has just been commissioned to shoot a video. 6 [ no obj. ] (of a plant or seed ) send out buds or shoots; germinate. • (of a bud or shoot ) appear; sprout. 7 [ with obj. ] informal inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug ): he shot dope into his arm. 8 [ with obj. ] plane (the edge of a board ) accurately. ▶noun 1 a young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant: he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems. 2 an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot game for sport: a grouse shoot. • Brit. an area of land used for shooting game. • a shooting match: activities include a weekly rifle shoot. 3 an occasion when a professional photographer takes photographs or when a film or video is being made: a photo shoot | a fashion shoot. 4 variant spelling of chute 1. 5 a rapid in a stream: follow the portages that skirt all nine shoots of whitewater. ▶exclamation N. Amer. informal used as a euphemism for ‘shit ’: shoot, it was a great day to be alive. PHRASES have shot one's bolt see bolt 1. shoot the breeze (or the bull ) N. Amer. informal have a casual conversation. shoot one's cuffs pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat. shoot from the hip informal react without careful consideration of one's words or actions. shoot oneself in the foot informal inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself. shoot it out informal engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle. shoot a line Brit. informal describe something in an exaggerated or untruthful way: he never shot a line about his escapades. shoot one's mouth off informal talk boastfully or indiscreetly. PHRASAL VERBS shoot someone /thing down bring down an aircraft or missile by shooting at it: their helicopter was shot down by an air-to-air missile. • kill or wound someone by shooting them, especially in a ruthless way: troops shot down 28 demonstrators. • crush someone or their opinions by forceful criticism: she tried to argue and got shot down in flames for her trouble. shoot through Austral. /NZ informal leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something: me wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent. [1940s: from shoot through like a Bondi tram (Bondi being a Sydney suburb ).] shoot up (especially of a child ) grow taller rapidly. • (of a price or amount ) rise suddenly. shoot someone /thing up 1 cause great damage to something by shooting: the police shot up our building. 2 (also shoot up ) informal inject oneself (or someone else ) with a narcotic drug: she went home and shot up alone in her room | shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens. DERIVATIVES shootable adjective ORIGIN Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scieten and German sciessen, also to sheet 1, shot 1, and shut .
shoot-down
shoot-down ▶noun N. Amer. an act or instance of bringing down an aircraft by shooting at it.
shoot-'em-up
shoot-'em-up ▶noun informal a fast-moving story or film of which gunfire is a dominant feature. • a simple computer game in which the sole objective is to kill as many enemies as possible.
shooter
shoot ¦er |ˈʃuːtə | ▶noun 1 a person who uses a gun either regularly or on a particular occasion. • informal a gun. 2 a member of a team in games such as netball and basketball whose role is to attempt to score goals. • a person who throws a dice. 3 Cricket a bowled ball that moves rapidly along the ground after pitching. 4 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a small alcoholic drink, especially of spirits: geez, he could use a shooter of whiskey.
shooting
shoot |ing |ˈʃuːtɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or practice of shooting: the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers | [ count noun ] : 20,000 fatal shootings a year. • the sport or pastime of shooting with a gun. • the right of shooting game over an area of land. • [ count noun ] an estate or other area rented to shoot over. ▶adjective moving or growing quickly: shooting beams of light played over the sea. • (of a pain ) sudden and piercing. PHRASES the whole shooting match informal everything: the whole shooting match is being computerized.
shooting board
shoot |ing board ▶noun a board with a step-shaped profile used to guide the motion of a plane relative to a workpiece to ensure accurate planing.
shooting box
shoot |ing box ▶noun Brit. a lodge used by hunters in the shooting season.
shooting brake
shoot |ing brake ▶noun Brit. dated an estate car.
shooting coat
shoot |ing coat ▶noun a padded waterproof coat with large pockets, worn when shooting game. • archaic term for morning coat.
shooting gallery
shoot |ing gal |lery ▶noun a room or fairground booth used for recreational shooting at targets with guns or airguns. • N. Amer. informal a place used for taking drugs, especially injecting heroin.
shooting iron
shoot |ing iron ▶noun informal, chiefly US a firearm.
shooting jacket
shoot |ing jacket ▶noun another term for safari jacket.
shooting range
shoot |ing range ▶noun an area provided with targets for the controlled practice of shooting.
shooting script
shoot ing script ▶noun a final movie or television script with scenes arranged in the order in which they will be filmed.
shooting star
shooting star 1 ▶noun 1 a small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere. 2 a North American plant with white, pink, or purple hanging flowers with backward-curving petals. The flowers are carried above the leaves on slender stems and turn to face up following fertilization. ●Genus Dodecatheon, family Primulaceae.
shooting stick
shoot |ing stick ▶noun a walking stick with a handle that unfolds to form a seat and a sharpened end which can be stuck firmly in the ground.
shooting war
shoot |ing war ▶noun a war in which there is armed conflict as opposed to mere threats, propaganda, or sanctions.
shootist
shoot |ist ▶noun N. Amer. informal a person who shoots, especially a marksman. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from shoot + -ist .
shoot-out
shoot-out ▶noun informal a decisive gun battle. • (also penalty shoot-out ) Soccer a tiebreaker decided by each side taking a specified number of penalty kicks.
American Oxford Thesaurus
shoot
shoot verb 1 they shot him in the street: gun down, mow down, hit, wound, injure; put a bullet in, pick off, bag, fell, kill; informal pot, blast, pump full of lead, plug. 2 they shot at the enemy: fire, open fire, aim, snipe, let fly; bombard, shell. 3 faster than a gun can shoot bullets: discharge, fire, launch, loose off, let fly, emit. 4 a car shot past: race, speed, flash, dash, dart, rush, hurtle, careen, streak, whiz, go like lightning, go hell-bent for leather, zoom, charge; career, sweep, fly, wing; informal belt, scoot, scorch, tear, zip, whip, step on it, burn rubber, bomb, hightail it, barrel. 5 the plant failed to shoot: sprout, bud, burgeon, germinate. 6 the film was shot in Toronto: film, photograph, take, snap, capture, record, tape; videotape, video. ▶noun nip off the new shoots: sprout, bud, offshoot, scion, sucker, spear, runner, tendril, sprig.
Oxford Thesaurus
shoot
shoot verb 1 he went out to shoot rabbits: gun down, shoot down, mow down, hit, wound, injure, cut down, bring down; put a bullet in, pick off, bag, fell, kill; execute, put before a firing squad; informal pot, blast, pump full of lead, plug, zap; literary slay. 2 the men began to shoot at the enemy: fire (at /on ), open fire (at /on ), aim at, snipe at, let fly (at ), blaze away; bombard, shell. 3 faster than a machine gun can shoot bullets: discharge, fire, launch, let off, loose off, let fly, send forth, emit. 4 a police car shot past: race, hurry, hasten, flash, dash, dart, rush, speed, hurtle, streak, really move, spank along, whirl, whizz, go like lightning, go hell for leather, whoosh, buzz, zoom, swoop, blast, charge; stampede, gallop, chase, career, bustle, sweep, hare, fly, wing, scurry, scud, scutter; informal belt, scoot, scorch, tear, zap, zip, whip (along ), get cracking, get a move on, step on it, burn rubber, go like a bat out of hell; Brit. informal bomb, bucket, shift, put one's foot down; N. Amer. informal clip, boogie, hightail, barrel, lay rubber; literary fleet; N. Amer. vulgar slang drag /tear /haul ass; archaic post, hie. 5 some years one or other plant fails to shoot: sprout, put forth shoots, put forth buds, bud, burgeon, germinate; technical pullulate. 6 the film was shot on location in Tunisia: film, photograph, take /get a photograph /photo of, take /get photographs of, take /get a picture of, take /get pictures of, take someone's picture /photo, take /get a snapshot /snap of, take, snap, capture /record on film /celluloid; make a film of, televise, video. ▶noun I nip off the new shoots to make the plant bush out: sprout, offshoot, scion, sucker, bud, spear, runner, tendril, sprig, cutting; technical stolon, flagellum, bine, ratoon.
Duden Dictionary
Shooting
Shoo ting Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈʃuːtɪŋ |das Shooting; Genitiv: des Shootings, Plural: die Shootings englisch shooting, zu: to shoot = schießen Kurzwort für: Fotoshooting
Shootingstar
Shoo ting star Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈʃuːtɪŋstaːɐ̯ |der Shootingstar; Genitiv: des Shootingstars, Plural: die Shootingstars englisch shooting star, eigentlich = Sternschnuppe Person oder Sache, die schnell an die Spitze gelangt; Senkrechtstarter [in ]
French Dictionary
shooter
shooter FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour lancer, tirer, dans la langue des sports.
shooter (se)
shooter (se ) FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour se piquer, s ’injecter (un stupéfiant ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
shoot
shoot /ʃuːt / (! chuteと同音 ) 〖語源は 「力を込めて投げる 」; 「(球技の )シュート 」の初例は1816年, クリケット (cricket 2 )〗(名 )shot 1 動詞 ～s /-ts /; shot /ʃɑt |ʃɔt /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (銃で )〈人 動物 〉を撃つ , 撃って傷つける , 撃ち殺す ; 〖～ A C 〗A 〈人 〉を撃ってC 〈状態 〉にする (!Cは 形容詞 , 前置詞句 ) ; 〖～ A in the B 〗A 〈人 〉のB 〈体の一部 〉を撃つ ▸ shoot on sight anyone trying to escape 逃げようとする者はだれでもその場で射殺する ▸ The man was shot dead [to death ].≒The man was shot and killed .その男は撃ち殺された ▸ I'll be shot if the painting is a fake .もしその絵が偽物だったらおれの首をやろう (!強い否定を表す ) ▸ shoot oneself (銃で )自殺する ▸ be shot in the arm [head ]腕 [頭 ]を撃たれる .2 «…に向けて /…をねらって /…から » 〈人が 〉〈銃 銃弾 〉を撃つ ; …を発射 [発砲 ]する , 〈弓 矢 〉を射る ; 〈銃が 〉〈銃弾 〉を発射する «into , toward , against /at /from » ▸ shoot a gun against the wall [into the air, toward the sky ]壁に向けて [空に向けて ]銃を撃つ .3 〈鳥獣 〉を撃つ , …の猟をする ▸ shoot foxes キツネ狩りをする ▸ shoot a bird [rabbit ]鳥 [ウサギ ]を撃つ .4 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗〈物 〉をすばやく [さっと ]動かす , 〈体の一部 〉を突き出す ; 〈花火 ロケットなど 〉を打ち上げる (!副詞 は out, up, in, along など方向の表現 ) ▸ He shot out his arm to grab me .彼は腕を突き出して僕を捕まえようとした ▸ shoot an elevator upward エレベーターでさっと上に行く ▸ shoot fireworks up into the night sky 夜空に花火を打ち上げる .5 〖～ A at B /B A 〗B 〈人 〉にA 〈質問 視線など 〉を向ける (!受け身にしない ) ▸ shoot questions at the teacher 先生に次から次へと質問を浴びせる (!通例 ╳shoot a questionとしない ) ▸ shoot a glance at the young lady 若い女性をちらりと見る ▸ She shot him an anxious look. ≒She shot an anxious look at him .彼女は彼に心配そうな視線を向けた .6 〈場面など 〉の写真をとる ; 〈映画 〉を撮影する (film )▸ The film was shot in black-and-white .その映画は白黒で撮られた 7 〘球技 〙【ゴールをめがけて 】〈球 〉をシュートする «at » , シュートして得点をあげる (!名詞 の 「 (サッカーなどでの )シュート 」はshootではなくshot ) ; ｟くだけて ｠〘ゴルフ 〙(競技会 ラウンドで )〈スコア 〉を出す ; ｟米 くだけて ｠〈球技 〉を行う , …の競技を行う ▸ shoot a 1-over 73 〘ゴルフ 〙ワンオーバーの73をたたく ▸ shoot pool ポケットをする 〘賭 （か ）け; 玉突きの一種 〙.8 〈かんぬき 〉を入れる [抜く ], 〈かぎ 〉をかける, はずす ▸ shoot a bolt (of a door )(戸の )かんぬきをはめる [はずす ].9 «…に /…から » 〈人 物 〉をほうり出す [投げる ] «in /out of » ; 〈機会など 〉を捨てる ▸ shoot a net in a pond 池で網を打つ ▸ shoot dice さいを投げる [さいころ賭博 （とばく ）をする ]▸ shoot rubbish ごみを捨てる ▸ The driver was shot out of the car .運転手は車から投げ出された .自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…めがけて » 撃つ , 射撃する ; 〈銃が 〉 (銃弾を )発射する «at » ▸ Don't shoot . It's me .撃つな . おれだ ▸ Keep your gun loaded so you can shoot to kill .(いざというときに )射殺できるように銃に装填 （そうてん ）しておきなさい ▸ shoot at the bull's-eye (射撃で )金的を射当てる ▸ shoot wide of the mark 的からはずれる, 見当違いをする .2 〈人が 〉狩猟をする (hunt ); 銃猟をする ▸ go shooting 銃猟に行く .3 〖～＋副詞 〗〈人 物が 〉飛び出す ; 突き進む ; 噴き出す (!副詞 は out, across, past, along, up, through など方向の表現 ) ▸ shoot out into a street 街路へ飛び出す ▸ shoot across the sky 〈飛行機などが 〉空を飛ぶ ▸ shoot past another runner ほかの走者を抜いて突っ走る ▸ Flames were shooting up from the roof .炎が屋根から噴き出ていた ▸ He shot through law school in one year .彼は手っ取り早く1年で法科大学院を卒業した .4 〖～＋副詞 〗〈痛みが 〉【体の部位を 】(急激に 鋭く )襲う «through, along, up » ▸ Pain suddenly shot along [up ] his arm .痛みが突然彼の腕を走った ▸ have shooting pains in one's leg 脚がずきずきする .5 〈子供が 〉 «…まで » (短期間で )ぐんぐん伸びる [育つ ], 大きくなる ; 〈物価などが 〉急に上がる [増加する ]; 〈芽が 〉出る (up , forth, straight ) «to » ▸ His latest CD shot straight to the top of the charts .彼の最新CDは急上昇してヒットチャートの第1位になった ▸ Jane's fever shot up to 40 degrees Celsius last night .ジェインの熱は昨夜40度にもなった ▸ shoot to fame [stardom ]急に有名 [スター ]になる ▸ shoot forth 芽が出る .6 (映画などを )撮影する , 撮影を始める .7 〘球技 〙(ゴールなどに )シュートする ; 〘ゴルフ ビリヤード 〙ボールを打つ .8 ｟主に米話 ｠〖しばしば命令形で 〗言いたいことを言う ▸ You have a lot of questions about my story? OK, shoot !僕の話に質問があるのだね . 言ってごらんよ .9 〈岬などが 〉突出する (out ).sh ò ot aw á y 打ち続ける ; すばやく逃げる (!しばしば進行形で ) .sh ò ot A aw á y [aw á y A ](銃で )A 〈体の一部 〉を傷つける, 吹き飛ばす (!しばしば受け身で ) .sh ò ot b á ck ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と言い返す (!伝達部は主に文尾 文頭で; →say 他動詞 1a 語法 ) .sh ò ot A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]1 A 〈飛行機など 〉を撃ち落とす, 撃墜する .2 A 〈(丸腰の )人 〉を撃ち殺す .3 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈考え 意見 理論など 〉をみんなでだめだと否定する, いっせいに拒絶する ; A 〈人 〉を厳しく批判する ▸ Our proposal was shot down in flames .我々の提案はいっせいに否定 [厳しく批判 ]された .sh ó ot for [at ] A 1 ↑自動詞 1 .2 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠〖通例進行形で 〗A 〈名声 勝利など 〉を得ようと努力している, 切望している ▸ be shooting for the contract with a professional team プロチームとの契約を目指している .sh ò ot it ó ut ｟くだけて ｠ «…と » 決着がつくまで撃ち合う ; 撃ち合いで片をつける «with » (→shoot-out ).sh ò ot ó ff ｟主に英 くだけて ｠すぐに立ち去る, 帰る ▸ I'll have to shoot off in a few minutes .もう少ししたらおいとましなければなりません .sh ò ot A ó ff [ó ff A ]1 〈銃 大砲など 〉を撃つ, 〈弓 〉を射る .2 (銃で )A 〈体の一部 物 〉を傷つける, 吹き飛ばす (blow A away [off ]) (!しばしば受け身で ) .3 A 〈銃など 〉を空に向けて発砲する, A 〈花火 〉を打ち上げる .sh ò ot one's w á y into [out of ] A 銃を撃ってA 〈建物など 〉に侵入する [から脱出する ].sh ò ot ó ut ↑自動詞 3 , 9 .sh ò ot A ó ut [ó ut A ]1 ↑他動詞 4 .2 A 〈芽 〉を出す .3 (爆発により )A 〈火山灰など 〉を吹き出す .sh ò ot str á ight [squ á re ]1 ↑自動詞 5 .2 ｟くだけて ｠ «…に対して » 公正にふるまう «with » .sh ò ot thr ó ugh ｟主に豪 くだけて ｠1 (特に人 物を避けて )立ち去る, 逃げ出す .2 死ぬ .3 ↑自動詞 3 .sh ò ot ú p 1 ↑自動詞 3 , 5 .2 ｟俗 ｠(薬 （やく ）を )打つ .sh ò ot A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 4 .2 A 〈人 物 〉を撃ってけがをさせる [損傷を与える ].3 A 〈場所 〉を銃を乱射しておびやかす .4 ｟俗 ｠A 〈薬 （やく ）〉を打つ (!受け身にしない ) .名詞 C 1 新芽 ; 若葉 ; 若枝 ▸ bamboo shoots 竹の子 .2 (映画 写真の )撮影 ▸ A few models are on a shoot by the fountain .噴水の所で数人のモデルが撮影中だ .3 ｟主に英 ｠狩猟 ; 狩猟場 ; 狩猟旅行 .4 射撃 ; ｟主に米 ｠(ロケットの )打ち上げ .5 ずきずきする [刺すような ]痛み .6 急速な動き .7 ごみ捨て場 .the wh ò le (b à ng ) sh ó ot ｟俗 ｠何もかも .間投詞 ｟主に米話 ｠(不愉快 失望などを表して )チェッ , いまいましい (!shitの遠回し語 ) ▸ Shoot ! You did it again .チェッ, またかよ .
shooter
sh ó ot er 名詞 C 1 射手, 射撃 [発射 ]する人 ; (球技で )シュートする人 .2 〖通例複合語を作って 〗…連発銃 ▸ a six- shooter 6連発銃 .
shooting
sh ó ot ing 名詞 1 U C 射撃, 発射 .2 U ｟主に英 ｠銃猟 (権 ); C 猟場 .3 U (映画 写真の )撮影 .4 U C ずきずきする痛み .～́ b ò x ｟英 ｠狩猟小屋 .～́ br à ke ｟英 古 ｠ステーションワゴン (estate car ).～́ g à llery 射撃練習場 .～́ ì ron ｟米俗 ｠(ピストルなどの )小火器 .～́ m à tch 射撃競技会 (!通例次の句で ) ▸ the whole shooting match 何もかも .～́ r à nge 射撃練習場 .～́ st à r 流星 ; 〘植 〙アメリカサクラソウ .～́ st ì ck 狩猟ステッキ 〘取っ手が開いて腰掛けられる 〙.～̀ w á r 武力戦争 (↔cold war ).
shoot-out
sh ó ot- ò ut 名詞 C 撃ち合い ; 銃撃戦 ; (勝敗を決める )シュート対決, (サッカーの )PK戦 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary