Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - shoot

 I. verb  (shot; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English sceotan; akin to Old Norse skjota to ~  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a.  (1) 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) ~ an arrow ~ a spitball ~ a marble  (2) 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)  (3) to drive forth or cause to be driven forth by a sudden release of gas or air ~ darts from a blowgun a steam catapult ~s planes from a carrier  (4) 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; also to score by so doing ~ the winning goal ~ a basket  (5) to throw or cast off or out often with force ~ dice the horse shot his rider out of the saddle  b. to cause (as a gun or bow) to propel a missile  c.  (1) to utter (as words or sounds) rapidly or suddenly or with force ~ out a stream of invective  (2) to emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and rapidly  (3) to send forth with suddenness or intensity shot a look of anger at them  d. to discharge, dump, or empty especially by overturning, upending, or directing into a slide  2. to affect by ~ing: as  a. to strike with a missile especially from a bow or gun; especially to wound or kill with a missile discharged from a bow or firearm  b. to remove or destroy by use of firearms shot out the light; also wreck, explode  3.  a. to push or slide (as the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening  b. to push or thrust forward ; stick out toads ~ing out their tongues  c. to put forth in growing  d. to place, send, or bring into position abruptly  4.  a.  (1) to engage in (a sport or game or a portion of a game that involves ~ing) ; play ~ pool ~ a round of golf ~ craps  (2) to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves ~ing ~ 80 in golf  b.  (1) to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice ~ $5  (2) to use up by or as if by betting ; exhaust shot his annual bonus on a shady deal  5.  a. to engage in the hunting and killing of (as game) with firearms especially as a sport ~ woodcock  b. to hunt over ~ a tract of woodland  6.  a. to cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward shot the car onto the highway  b. to send or carry quickly ; dispatch ~ the letter on to me as soon as you receive it  7. to variegate as if by sprinkling color in streaks, flecks, or patches  8. to pass swiftly by, past, or along ~ing rapids  9. to plane (as the edge of a board) straight or true  10.  a. set off, detonate, ignite ~ a charge of dynamite  b. to effect by blasting  11. to determine the altitude of  12. to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of ; photograph, film  13.  a. to give an injection to  b. to inject (an illicit drug) especially into the bloodstream  intransitive verb  1.  a. to go or pass rapidly and precipitately sparks ~ing all over his feet shot out from under him  b. to move ahead by force of momentum  c. to stream out suddenly ; spurt  d. to dart in or as if in rays from a source of light  e. to dart with a piercing sensation pain shot up my arm  2.  a. to cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile  b. to use a firearm or bow especially for sport (as in hunting)  3. to propel a missile guns that ~ many miles  4. protrude, project  5.  a. to grow or sprout by or as if by putting forth ~s  b. develop, mature  c. to spring or rise rapidly or suddenly — often used with up in a burst of growth he shot up to six feet tall prices shot up  6.  a. to propel an object (as a ball) in a particular way  b. to drive the ball or puck toward a goal  7. to cast dice  8. to slide intO OR OUT OF A FASTENING a bolt that ~s in either direction  9. to record something (as on film or videotape) with a camera  10. to begin to speak — usually used as an imperative OK, ~, what do you have to say  II. noun  Etymology: Middle English schot, schote projectile, new growth, in part from shoten, verb, in part from Old English sceot shot  Date: 15th century  1. a sending out of new growth or the growth sent out: as  a. a stem or branch with its leaves and appendages especially when not yet mature  b. off~  2.  a. an act of ~ing (as with a bow or a firearm):  (1) shot  (2) the firing of a missile especially by artillery  b.  (1) a hunting trip or party  (2) the right to ~ game in a particular area or land over which it is held  c.  (1) a ~ing match skeet ~  (2) a round of shots in a ~ing match  d. the action or an instance of ~ing with a camera ; a session or a series of sessions of photographing or filming a movie ~  3.  a. a motion or movement of rapid thrusting: as  (1) a sudden or rapid advance  (2) a momentary darting sensation ; twinge  (3) thrust 2b  (4) the pace between strokes in rowing  b. a bar of rays ; beam a ~ of sunlight  4. probably by folk etymology from French chute — more at chute  a. a rush of water down a steep or rapid  b. a place where a stream runs or descends swiftly  III. interjection  Etymology: euphemism for shit  Date: 1876 — used to express annoyance or surprise