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Nouns (2)

shoot

n. a new branch

shoot

n. the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer"

Verbs (32)

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoot

v. emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully; "The dragon shot fumes and flames out of its mouth"

shoot

v. cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

shoot

v. measure the altitude of by using a sextant; "shoot a star"

shoot, inject

v. force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

blast, shoot

v. fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"

shoot, pip

v. kill by firing a missile

inject, shoot

v. give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"

shoot, hit, pip

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

photograph, snap, shoot

v. record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"

film, shoot, take

v. make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

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Fuzzynyms (142)

outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset

n. a natural consequence of development

branch

n. a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

propel, impel

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

drive

v. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

launch

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

project, send off

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

insert, infix, enter, introduce

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

implant

v. become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"

instill, instil

v. enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

flee, fly, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

smash

v. hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

dive

v. swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"

commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

bolt

v. move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

hustle

v. pressure or urge someone into an action

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

fly

v. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble

v. to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"

scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle

v. to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"

abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

fly, wing

v. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

fly

v. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

flee, fly, take flight

v. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

flit, flutter, fleet, dart

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off

v. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

sprint

v. run very fast, usually for a short distance

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

zoom

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip

v. move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"

run

v. move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

run away

v. escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

crash

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

fold, fold up

v. become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

crash

v. make a sudden loud sound; "the waves crashed on the shore and kept us awake all night"

bump

v. dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward; "bump and grind"

crash

v. move violently as through a barrier; "The terrorists crashed the gate"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust

v. make a thrusting forward movement

throw

v. move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards"

gallop

v. go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along"

jump, leap, jump off

v. jump down from an elevated point; "the parachutist didn't want to jump"; "every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge"; "the widow leapt into the funeral pyre"

jet, gush

v. issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

Synonyms (1)

shoot up

v. rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

Antonyms (1)

take out

v. remove something from a container or an enclosed space

shoot

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