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the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" kill by firing a missile cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg" send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance" throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors; "shoot cloth" throw dice, as in a crap game emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth" hit with a missile from a weapon fire a shot score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" a new branch utter fast and forcefully; "She shot back an answer" produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star" give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient''s vein" move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" |
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