Definitions

shoot

[shoot] / ʃut /

VERB

discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast execute explode fire hit hurl kill launch murder open fire

STRONG

bag barrage bombard catapult dispatch emit expel fling gun ignite loose plug pop project propel pump torpedo trigger zap

WEAK

bring down drop the hammer let fly let go with open up pick off pull the trigger set off throw lead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear create fail

STRONG

conceal hold keep withhold

WEAK

backfire walk

VERB

dash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charge chase pass reach run rush

STRONG

boil bolt dart flash fling fly gallop hotfoot hurry hurtle lash race scoot speed spring spurt streak tear whisk whiz

WEAK

skirr

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail lose retreat

STRONG

dawdle delay slow stay wait walk

WEAK

backfire

Example Sentences

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They brought impeccable fundamentals in shooting and playmaking, honed across seasons competing against grown men.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis, clashes with demonstrators and the ouster of Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, large-scale raids have quieted across U.S. cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Notice that at the top of the pattern, two bearish candles, a shooting star and an engulfing pattern acted as resistance on July 3 and Nov. 14.

From Barron's

In 2019, he took heat from other Jersey political leaders for quickly condemning a deadly local shooting at a kosher grocery store as a hate crime.

From The Wall Street Journal

And I heard some noise from the crowd that sounded like 'shoot!'.

From BBC

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