| Shoot (shoot) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Shoot |
| [F. chute. See
Chute. Confused with shoot to let fly.] |
An inclined
plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc.,
are caused to slide] also, a narrow passage, either natural or
artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a
channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the
stream, so as to shorten the course.
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| Shoot (shoot) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Shoot |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Shot (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Shooting. The old participle Shotten is obsolete. See
Shotten.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS.
scotian, v. i., sce |
To let fly,
or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; --
followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.
To discharge, causing a missile to be
driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument,
as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a
gun.
To strike with anything shot; to hit with a
missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word
denoting the person or thing hit, as an object.
To send out or forth, especially with a
rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge;
to emit.
To push or thrust forward] to project; to
protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a
bud.
To plane straight; to fit by
planing.
To pass rapidly through, over, or under;
as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand
bar.
To variegate as if by sprinkling or
intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
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To
cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person
or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better
than he rides.
To discharge a missile; -- said of an
engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said
of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as
if propelled; as, a shooting star.
To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a
piercing sensation; as, shooting pains.
To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in
pain.
To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up
rapidly.
To change form suddenly; especially, to
solidify.
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend;
as, the land shoots into a promontory.
To move ahead by force of
momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard
alee.
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The
act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the
shoot of a shuttle.
A young branch or growth.
A rush of water; a rapid.
A vein of ore running in the
same general direction as the lode.
A weft thread shot through
the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
A shoat; a young
hog.
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