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to fire a gun or other weapon, or to hit, injure, or kill someone or something by firing a gun or other weapon: [ I ] We’d take our bows and arrows and shoot at targets. [ T ] A long time ago the sergeant learned how to shoot a gun. [ T ] An unidentified man was shot yesterday afternoon.
To shoot a person or animal means to kill or injure them by firing a gun at them.
The meaning of SHOOT is 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). How to use shoot in a sentence.
Synonyms for SHOOT: fire, throw, launch, blast, hurl, loose, squeeze off, discharge; Antonyms of SHOOT: creep, drag, crawl, poke, hang (around or out), linger, lag, loiter
to injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun at them: [ often passive ] He was robbed and then shot in the stomach. An innocent bystander was shot dead in the incident. Fewer examples. The officer commanded his men to shoot.
Shoot definition: to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.. See examples of SHOOT used in a sentence.
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an occasion when somebody takes professional photographs for a particular purpose or makes a film. (especially British English) an occasion when a group of people hunt and shoot animals or birds for sport; the land where this happens. He was shot in the face while on a game shoot.
