shoot

shoot¹ W2S2 [ʃu:t] v past tense and past participle shot [ʃɔt US ʃa:t]

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1¦(kill/injure)¦

2¦(fire a gun etc)¦

3¦(birds/animals)¦

4¦(move quickly)¦

5¦(try to score)¦

6¦(look at somebody)¦

7¦(photograph/film)¦

8¦(pain)¦

9 shoot it out (with somebody)

10 shoot yourself in the foot

11 shoot questions at somebody

12 shoot your mouth off

13 shoot the bull/breeze

14 shoot

15 shoot from the hip

16 shoot to fame/stardom/prominence

17 shoot to number 1/to the top of the charts etc

18 shoot hoops/baskets

19 shoot the rapids

20 shoot pool

21 shoot craps

22¦(plants)¦

23¦(lock on a door)¦

24 have shot your bolt

25 shoot your load

Phrasal verbs

　shoot somebody/something<=>down

　shoot for/at something

　shoot off

　shoot through

　shoot up

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[: Old English; Origin: sceotan]

1.) ¦(KILL/INJURE)¦ [T]

to deliberately kill or injure someone using a gun

▪ Police shot one suspect when he pulled a gun on them.

▪ Smith killed his wife, and then shot himself.

▪ A woman was shot dead in an attempted robbery.

shoot sb in the leg/head etc

▪ He had been shot in the back while trying to escape.

▪ The guards have orders to shoot intruders on sight (=shoot them as soon as they see them) .

2.) ¦(FIRE A GUN ETC)¦ [I and T]

to make a bullet or ↑arrow come from a weapon

▪ Don't shoot! I'm coming out with my hands up.

shoot at

▪ Two guys walked in and started shooting at people.

▪ The soldiers had orders to shoot to kill (=shoot at someone with the intention of killing them) .

shoot bullets/arrows

▪ They shot arrows from behind the thick bushes.

shoot a gun/rifle etc

▪ Tod's grandfather taught him to shoot a rifle.

3.) ¦(BIRDS/ANIMALS)¦ [I and T]

to shoot and kill animals or birds as a sport

▪ They spent the weekend in Scotland shooting grouse.

4.) ¦(MOVE QUICKLY)¦ [I,T always + adverb/preposition]

to move quickly in a particular direction, or to make something move in this way

▪ She shot past me and ran into the house.

▪ The cat shot across the garden, and up a tree.

▪ 'Where does cotton come from?' Ron's hand shot up. 'America, Miss!'

▪ The fountain shoots water 20 feet into the air.

5.) ¦(TRY TO SCORE)¦ [I and T]

to kick or throw a ball in a sport such as football or ↑basketball towards the place where you can get a point

▪ Giggs shot from the halfway line.

6.) ¦(LOOK AT SOMEBODY)¦

shoot sb a look/glance also shoot a glance at sb

to look at someone quickly, especially so that other people do not see, to show them how you feel

shoot sb a quick/sharp/warning etc look/glance

▪ 'You're welcome to stay as long as you like.' Michelle shot him a furious glance.

▪ Jack shot an anxious look at his mother.

7.) ¦(PHOTOGRAPH/FILM)¦ [I and T]

to take photographs or make a film of something

▪ The movie was shot in New Zealand.

8.) ¦(PAIN)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

if pain shoots through your body, you feel it going quickly through it

shoot through/along

▪ A sharp pain suddenly shot along his arm.

shooting pains

(=continuous short pains passing through your body)

9.) shoot it out (with sb)

if people shoot it out, they fight using guns, especially until one person or group is killed or defeated by the other

▪ a scene in which the cops shoot it out with the drug dealers

10.) shoot yourself in the foot

to say or do something stupid that will cause you a lot of trouble

▪ If he keeps talking, pretty soon he'll shoot himself in the foot.

11.) shoot questions at sb

to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly

▪ The prosecutor shot a series of rapid questions at Hendrickson.

12.) shoot your mouth off informal

to talk about something that you should not talk about or that you know nothing about

▪ Don't go shooting your mouth off.

13.) shoot the bull/breeze

AmE informal to have an informal conversation about unimportant things

▪ Cal and I were sitting on the porch, shooting the breeze.

14.) shoot

AmE spoken used to tell someone to start speaking

▪ 'I have a few questions.' 'OK, shoot.'

15.) shoot from the hip

to say what you think in a direct way, or make a decision very quickly, without thinking about it first

16.) shoot to fame/stardom/prominence

to suddenly become very famous

▪ Brian, an air steward, shot to fame on the television show 'Big Brother'.

17.) shoot to number 1/to the top of the charts etc

to suddenly become very successful in the popular music charts (=the list of records that have sold the most copies that week)

▪ Westlife's new album shot straight to the top of the charts.

18.) shoot hoops/baskets informal

to practise throwing ↑basketballs into the basket

19.) shoot the rapids

to sail a small boat along a river that is moving very fast over rocks, as a sport

▪ He was shooting the rapids when his canoe capsized.

20.) shoot pool informal

to play the game of ↑pool

21.) shoot craps

AmE informal to play the game of craps

22.) ¦(PLANTS)¦

if a plant shoots, a new part of it starts to grow, especially a new stem and leaves

23.) ¦(LOCK ON A DOOR)¦ [T]

to move the ↑bolt on a door so that it is in the locked or unlocked position

24.) have shot your bolt

[i]BrE informal also have shot your wad informal AmE to have used all of your money, power, energy etc

25.) shoot your load informal

to ↑ejaculate

→blame/shoot the messenger at ↑messenger¹ (2)

shoot down [shoot sb/sth<=>down] phr v

1.) to make an enemy plane crash to the ground, by firing weapons at it

▪ His plane was shot down over France in 1944.

2.) to kill or seriously injure someone by shooting them, especially someone who cannot defend themselves

▪ The army were accused of shooting down unarmed demonstrators.

3.) informal to say or show that someone's ideas or opinions are wrong or stupid

▪ I tried to help, but all my suggestions were shot down in flames , as usual.

shoot for/at [shoot for/at sth] phr v

to try to achieve a particular aim, especially one that is very difficult

= ↑aim for

▪ We are shooting for a 50% increase in sales in the next financial year.

shoot off phr v

to leave somewhere quickly or suddenly

▪ Sorry, but I'll have to shoot off before the end of the meeting.

shoot through phr v

AusE informal to leave a place quickly, especially in order to avoid someone or something

→be shot through with sth at ↑shot² (3)

shoot up phr v

1.) to increase very quickly and suddenly

▪ Demand for water has shot up by 70% over the last 30 years.

2.) if a child shoots up, he or she grows taller very quickly and suddenly

▪ I can't believe this is Joshua - he's shot up since we last saw him!

3.) shoot sb/sth<=>up

to cause serious injury or damage to someone or something by shooting them with bullets

▪ Then two men came in and shot up the entire lobby.

4.) shoot up (sth) informal to put illegal drugs into your blood, using a needle

▪ Kids as young as ten are shooting up heroin.

shoot ²

shoot² n

1.) the part of a plant that comes up above the ground when it is just beginning to grow, or a new part that grows on an existing plant

▪ Tender green shoots will appear in February.

2.) an occasion when someone takes photographs or makes a film

▪ a photo shoot sponsored by Kodak

on a shoot

▪ She's out on a video shoot .

3.) an occasion when people shoot birds or animals for sport, or the area of land where they do this

on a shoot

▪ The royal party was on a shoot when the incident occurred.

4.) green shoots (of recovery)

BrE the first sign that a situation is improving, especially an economic situation

shoot ³

shoot³ interjection AmE informal

[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Used to avoid saying shit]

used to show that you are annoyed or disappointed about something

▪ Oh, shoot! I forgot to buy milk.