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Nouns (5)

shoot

n. a new branch

blastoff, shoot, rocket firing, rocket launching

n. the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power

Verbs (52)

shoot

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

shoot

v. send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly; "shoot a glance"

shoot

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

shoot

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

shoot, inject

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

shoot, fire a shot

v. fire a shot

shoot, inject

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

shoot, take, film, record on film

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

hit, shoot, pip

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

shoot, pip, kill by shooting

v. kill by firing a missile

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

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

shoot, spud, sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth

v. produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

shoot, snap, photograph, make a photo, take pictures, take a photograph, take a picture

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

shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away

v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

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

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (4)

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

Fuzzynyms (216)

branch, offset, outgrowth, offshoot

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, move forward

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

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

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

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

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

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

launch, propel with force

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

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

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

insert, infix, introduce, enter

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

plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed

v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

instill, instil, enter drop by drop

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

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

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, be airborne

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

fly

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

fly, flee, 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, dart, fleet

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

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

smash, dash, break into pieces

v. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"

dive, swim under water

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

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

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, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

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"

root, take root, take roots

v. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

burgeon

v. grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

bloom, flower, blossom

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

bud, develop buds

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

drain, sap

v. deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

disburse, pay out

v. pay out

use, expend

v. use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"

blow, squander, spend generously

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

abuse, misuse, pervert

v. change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

fly, move quickly, move suddenly

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

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

v. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

scramble, move hastily

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

scamper, scurry, scuttle, skitter, move rapidly

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

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

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, be airborne

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

fly

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

fly, flee, 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, dart, fleet

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

bolt, run out, run off, bolt out

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"

dash, 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, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

streak

v. run naked in a public place

speed, hurry, zip, travel rapidly

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

run, move by running

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"

lam, run, bunk, break away, scarper, run away, turn tail

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

crash, fall violently

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

fold, turn up, fold up

v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

crash

v. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; "The car crashed through the glass door"

bump, dance erotically

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

crash, move violently

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"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

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, spring, bound

v. move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"

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 (5)

rise dramatically, shoot up

v. rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

cut back, flash back, return in time

v. return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

Antonyms (5)

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

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