shoot
/ʃut/ verb (past tense and past participle shot)Definition
B1 to hurt or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet from a gun: He was shot dead in the incident.
B1 to fire a bullet from a gun: Don’t shoot!
B1 to try to score points in some sports by hitting, kicking, or throwing the ball towardthe goal: He shot from the middle of the field and managed to score.
› to move somewhere very quickly: She shot out of the room.
(Definition of shoot verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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