Meaning of shoot In English

• 0 to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure, or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at him, her, or it:

  • If he's not armed, don't shoot.

  • The kids were shooting arrows at a target.

  • She was shot three times in the head.

  • He has a licence to shoot pheasants on the farmer's land.

  • [ + obj + adj ] A policeman was shot deadin the city centre last night.

  • The troops were told to shoot to kill.

• 1 to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting, or throwing the ball towards the goal:

  • He shot from the middle of the field and still managed to score.

• 2 to move in a particular direction very quickly and directly:

  • She shot past me several metres before the finishing line.

  • He shot out of the office a minute ago - I think he was late for a meeting.

  • They were just shooting off to work so we didn't stop to talk.

  • Sylvester Stallone shot to fame (= became famous suddenly) with the movie "Rocky".

  • informal He shot three sets of traffic lights (= went past them when they gave the signal to stop) before the police caught him.

  • It was so exhilarating shooting the rapids (= travelling through the part of a river where the water flows dangerously fast).

• 3 to use a camera to record a video or take a photograph:

  • We shot four reels of film in Egypt.

  • The movie was shot on location in Southern India.

• 4 to play a game of pool or craps

• 5 to take an illegal drug by injecting yourself with it:

  • By the time he was 16, he was shooting heroin twice a day.

• 6 the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant:

  • Two weeks after we'd planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear.

  • figurative The first green shoots (= hopeful signs) of economic recovery have started to appear.

• 7 an occasion when photographers take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place:

  • We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modelling swimwear.

• 8 an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals

• 9 used to tell someone that they should speak:

  • "Dad, I need to talk to you." "Shoot."

• 10 to fire a gun or other weapon, or to hit, injure, or kill someone or something by firing a gun or other weapon:

  • [ I ] We’d take our bows and arrows and shoot at targets.

  • [ T ] A long time ago the sergeant learned how to shoot a gun.

  • [ T ] An unidentified man was shot yesterday afternoon.

  • [ T ] This computer should be shot.

• 11 to throw, hit, or kick a ball or other object toward a goal in order to score points:

  • [ T ] Both teams shoot the ball well.

  • [ I ] When you shoot as poorly as we did, you can’t expect to win.

  • Patrick and I were shooting pool after work.

• 12 to move in a particular direction quickly and without unnecessary turns or stops:

  • The ambulance was shooting around the corner, its tires squealing.

  • Grace’s eyebrows shot up when she heard his voice.

• 13 to film or photograph something:

  • [ T ] The movie will be shot in the fall.

• 14 the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or a new growth on an already existing plant:

  • Little green shoots appeared in the spring.

• 15 the act of taking a series of photographs or of filming a movie:

  • I remember doing a shoot there.

• 16 used to tell someone else they should speak:

  • "Dad, I need to talk to you." "Shoot."