Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shoot
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v., n., & int. --v. (past and past part. shot) 1 tr. a cause (a gun, bow, etc.) to fire. b discharge (a bullet, arrow, etc.) from a gun, bow, etc. c kill or wound (a person, animal, etc.) with a bullet, arrow, etc. from a gun, bow, etc. 2 intr. discharge a gun etc. esp. in a specified way (shoots well). 3 tr. send out, discharge, propel, etc., esp. violently or swiftly (shot out the contents; shot a glance at his neighbour). 4 intr. (often foll. by out, along, forth, etc.) come or go swiftly or vigorously. 5 intr. a (of a plant etc.) put forth buds etc. b (of a bud etc.) appear. 6 intr. a hunt game etc. with a gun. b (usu. foll. by over) shoot game over an estate etc. 7 tr. shoot game in or on (coverts, an estate, etc.). 8 tr. film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.). 9 tr. (also absol.) esp. Football a score (a goal). b take a shot at (the goal). 10 tr. (of a boat) sweep swiftly down or under (a bridge, rapids, falls, etc.). 11 tr. move (a door-bolt) to fasten or unfasten a door etc. 12 tr. let (rubbish, a load, etc.) fall or slide from a container, lorry, etc. 13 intr. a (usu. foll. by through, up, etc.) (of a pain) pass with a stabbing sensation. b (of part of the body) be intermittently painful. 14 intr. (often foll. by out) project abruptly (the mountain shoots out against the sky). 15 tr. (often foll. by up) sl. inject esp. oneself with (a drug). 16 tr. US colloq. a play a game of (craps, pool, etc.). b throw (a die or dice). 17 tr. Golf colloq. make (a specified score) for a round or hole. 18 tr. colloq. pass (traffic-lights at red). 19 tr. plane (the edge of a board) accurately. 20 intr. Cricket (of a ball) dart along the ground after pitching. --n. 1 the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a a young branch or sucker. b the new growth of a plant. 3 Brit. a a hunting party, expedition, etc. b land shot over for game. 4 = CHUTE(1). 5 a rapid in a stream. --int. colloq. 1 a demand for a reply, information, etc. 2 US euphem. an exclamation of disgust, anger, etc. (see SHIT). Phrases and idioms shoot ahead come quickly to the front of competitors etc. shoot one's bolt see BOLT(1). shoot down 1 kill (a person) by shooting. 2 cause (an aircraft, its pilot, etc.) to crash by shooting. 3 argue effectively against (a person, argument, etc.). shoot it out sl. engage in a decisive gun-battle. shoot a line sl. talk pretentiously. shoot one's mouth off sl. talk too much or indiscreetly. shoot-out colloq. a decisive gun battle. shoot through Austral. & NZ sl. depart; escape, abscond. shoot up 1 grow rapidly, esp. (of a person) grow taller. 2 rise suddenly. 3 terrorize (a district) by indiscriminate shooting. 4 sl. = sense 15 of v. the whole shoot = the whole shooting match (see SHOOTING). Derivatives shootable adj. Etymology: OE sceotan f. Gmc: cf. SHEET(1), SHOT(1), SHUT
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I. verb (shot; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English sheten, shoten, shuten, from Old English scēotan; akin to Old Norse skjōta to ~ 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 ~ing: 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 ~ing) ; play , to achieve (a particular score) in a game that involves ~ing , 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 (as the edge of a board) straight or true, 10. set off, detonate, ignite , to effect by blasting, to determine the altitude of, to take a picture or series of pictures or...Толковый словарь английского языка
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