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shoot: {{11}}shoot (n.) "young branch of a tree or plant," mid-15c., from SHOOT (Cf. shoot) (v.). Meaning "conduit for coal, etc." is from 1844. Shoot-out is from 1953.

{{12}}shoot (v.) O.E. sceotan "to shoot" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, pp. scoten), from P.Gmc. *skeutanan (Cf. O.S. skiotan, O.N. skjota, O.Fris. skiata, Du. schieten, Ger. schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (Cf. Skt. skundate "hastens, makes haste," O.C.S. iskydati "to throw out," Lith. skudrus "quick, nimble"). Meanings "send forth swiftly" and "wound with missiles" were in O.E. In ref. to pool playing, the verb is attested from 1926. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shooting star first recorded 1590s. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot to kill first attested 1867.

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Let fly, propel, Fire, discharge a missile, Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot / Fire, discharge, let off, Pass, fly, dart, Shot, discharge / Propel, expel, discharge, send forth, Bud, sprout, germinate, Young swine / Hit or kill by a missile, Project, jut, stretch, push, protuberate / Protrude, dart forth, thrust forward, Advance, make progress / Streak, variegate, dot / Extend, put forth, thrust forth, send forth / Dart, emit

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shoot — shoot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Shoot'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot-em-up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 'em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot 3D — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
Shoot em up — Shoot them up Reproduction de Space Invaders, l un des premiers shoot them up, sorti en 1978. Un shoot them up (aussi écrit shoot em up ou contracté shmup, littéralement « descendez les tous »[1]) est un ty … Wikipédia en Français
shoot — [ ʃut ] n. m. • 1893; mot angl., de to shoot « lancer, tirer » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ Au football, Tir ou dégagement puissant. II ♦ (v. 1970; mot angl. amér.) Fam. Piqûre, injection d un stupéfiant. ⇒ 2. fixe. Se faire un shoot d héroïne. ● shoot nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
shoot — ► VERB (past and past part. shot) 1) kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. 2) cause (a gun) to fire. 3) move suddenly and rapidly. 4) direct (a glance, question, or remark) at someone. 5) film or photograph (a scene, film,… … English terms dictionary
shoot — [sho͞ot] vt. shot, shooting [ME shoten < OE sceotan, akin to ON skjōta, Ger schiessen < IE base * (s)keud , to throw, shoot > SHUT, OSlav is kydati, to throw out] 1. a) to move swiftly over, by, across, etc. [to shoot the rapids in a… … English World dictionary
Shoot \'em up — Galaga, известный shoot em up 1981 года. Shoot em up жанр компьютерных и видеоигр, в которых игрок, управляющий каким либо персонажем или техническим средством, сражается с большим количеством врагов при помощи стрельбы. Процесс игры часто… … Википедия
shoot — shoot; bum·ber·shoot; in·ter·shoot; muck·le·shoot; para·shoot; shoot·able; shoot·ee; shoot·ing; shoot·ist; shoot·man; shoot·out; shoot·er; … English syllables

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