Synonyms and Antonyms of shoot

synonym (synonym of shoot)

also (also)

  • move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
    shoot up
    rise dramatically (verb.change)
     
  • run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
    cut back, flash back
    return in time (verb.motion)
     

hypernym (shoot IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a new branch (noun.plant)
    sprout
    any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud (noun.plant)
     
  • cause a sharp and sudden pain in (verb.perception)
    ache, hurt, smart
    be the source of pain (verb.perception)
     
  • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully (verb.weather)
    emit, give off, give out
    give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather)
     
  • fire a shot (verb.competition)
    discharge, fire
    cause to go off (verb.competition)
     
  • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing (verb.contact)
    enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in
    introduce (verb.change)
     
  • give an injection to (verb.body)
    administer, dispense
    give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
     
  • hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
    injure, wound
    cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body)
     
  • kill by firing a missile (verb.social)
    kill
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact)
     
  • make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
    enter, put down, record
    make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication)
     
  • measure the altitude of by using a sextant (verb.cognition)
    measure, measure out, mensurate
    determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of (verb.cognition)
     
  • move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
    belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it
    move fast (verb.motion)
     
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
    grow
    increase in size by natural process (verb.change)
     
  • score (verb.competition)
    hit, rack up, score, tally
    gain points in a game (verb.competition)
     
  • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly (verb.motion)
    cast, contrive, project, throw
    put or send forth (verb.creation)
     
  • spend frivolously and unwisely (verb.consumption)
    consume, squander, ware, waste
    spend extravagantly (verb.consumption)
     
  • the act of shooting at targets (noun.act)
    shooting, shot
    the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)
     
  • throw dice, as in a crap game (verb.contact)
    throw
    throw (a die) out onto a flat surface (verb.contact)
     
  • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact)
    hit
    cause to move by striking (verb.contact)
     
  • utter fast and forcefully (verb.communication)
    emit, let loose, let out, utter
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) (verb.communication)
     
  • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors (verb.contact)
    interweave, weave
    interlace by or as if by weaving (verb.contact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shoot relation)

  • a new branch (noun.plant)
    sucker
    a shoot arising from a plant's roots (noun.plant)
     
  • (noun.plant)
    tiller
    a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass (noun.plant)
     
  • fire a shot (verb.competition)
    blaze, blaze away
    shoot rapidly and repeatedly (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    overshoot
    shoot beyond or over (a target) (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    sharpshoot, snipe
    aim and shoot with great precision (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    fire, open fire
    start firing a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    gun
    shoot with a gun (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    pump
    deliver forth (verb.competition)
     
  • give an injection to (verb.body)
    infuse
    introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.body)
    immunise, immunize, inoculate, vaccinate
    perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation (verb.body)
     
  • hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
    gun down
    strike down or shoot down (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    grass
    shoot down, of birds (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    kneecap
    shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning (verb.competition)
     
  • kill by firing a missile (verb.social)
    flight
    shoot a bird in flight (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pick off
    shoot one by one (verb.social)
     
  • make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
    reshoot
    shoot again (verb.communication)
     
  • move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
    rip
    move precipitously or violently (verb.motion)
     
  • record on photographic film (verb.communication)
    retake
    photograph again (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    x-ray
    take an x-ray of something or somebody (verb.communication)
     
  • run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
    plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity (verb.motion)
     
  • the act of shooting at targets (noun.act)
    skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting
    the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird (noun.act)
     
  • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact)
    dunk
    make a dunk shot, in basketball (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    break
    make the opening shot that scatters the balls (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    chip
    play a chip shot (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    carom
    make a carom (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    birdie
    shoot in one stroke under par (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    double birdie, eagle
    shoot two strokes under par (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    double bogey
    to shoot two strokes over par (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bogey
    to shoot in one stroke over par (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    knuckle
    shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground (verb.contact)
     

entail (entailment relations of shoot)

verb group (shoot is verb group of ....)

  • fire a shot (verb.competition)
    hit, pip, shoot
    hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • give an injection to (verb.body)
    inject, shoot
    force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing (verb.contact)
     
  • hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
    hit, strike
    make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    blast, shoot
    fire a shot (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.social)
    pip, shoot
    kill by firing a missile (verb.social)
     
  • make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
    photograph, shoot, snap
    record on photographic film (verb.communication)
     
  • move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
    dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot
    run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
     
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
    germinate
    cause to grow or sprout (verb.change)
     
  • record on photographic film (verb.communication)
    film, shoot, take
    make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
     
  • run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
    buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear
    move quickly and violently (verb.motion)
     

derivation (.... is derived from shoot)

  • a new branch (noun.plant)
    bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud
    produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
     
  • fire a shot (verb.competition)
    shooting, shot
    the act of firing a projectile (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    shooter, shot
    a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) (noun.person)
     
  • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing (verb.contact)
    injection
    the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    injector
    a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) (noun.artifact)
     
  • give an injection to (verb.body)
    injection, shot
    the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.substance)
    injectant, injection
    any solution that is injected (as into the skin) (noun.substance)
     
  • (adj.all)
    injectable
    (used of drugs) capable of being injected (adj.all)
     
  • hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
    hit, hitting, striking
    the act of contacting one thing with another (noun.act)
     
  • kill by firing a missile (verb.social)
    shooting
    killing someone by gunfire (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    gun, gun for hire, gunman, gunslinger, hired gun, hit man, hitman, shooter, torpedo, triggerman
    a professional killer who uses a gun (noun.person)
     
  • make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
    cinematography, filming, motion-picture photography
    the act of making a film (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    take
    the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    film, photographic film
    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    celluloid, cinema, film
    a medium that disseminates moving pictures (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (noun.communication)
     
  • produce buds, branches, or germinate (verb.change)
    germ
    a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.food)
    sprout
    a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) (noun.food)
     
  • (noun.plant)
    shoot
    a new branch (noun.plant)
     
  • (noun.process)
    germination, sprouting
    the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process)
     
  • (noun.process)
    gemmation, pullulation
    asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual (noun.process)
     
  • record on photographic film (verb.communication)
    exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
    a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shot, snap, snapshot
    an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    lensman, photographer
    someone who takes photographs professionally (noun.person)
     
  • run or move very quickly or hastily (verb.motion)
    dash, sprint
    a quick run (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    dart, flit
    a sudden quick movement (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    bolt, dash
    the act of moving with great haste (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    ice yacht, iceboat, scooter
    a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    motor scooter, scooter
    a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    scooter
    child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot (verb.motion)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    scooter, sea scooter, water scooter
    a motorboat resembling a motor scooter (noun.artifact)
     
  • spend frivolously and unwisely (verb.consumption)
    dissipation, waste, wastefulness
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly (noun.act)
     
  • the act of shooting at targets (noun.act)
    blast, shoot
    fire a shot (verb.competition)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    hit, pip, shoot
    hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)
     
  • throw dice, as in a crap game (verb.contact)
    crap-shooter, shooter
    a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps (noun.person)
     
  • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective (verb.contact)
    shooter, taw
    a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.person)
    shooter
    (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) (noun.person)
     

domain category (shoot is domain category of ....)

  • give an injection to (verb.body)
    medicine, practice of medicine
    the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases a more.. (noun.act)
     
  • make a film or photograph of something (verb.communication)
    film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show
    a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement (noun.communication)
     
  • record on photographic film (verb.communication)
    photography, picture taking
    the act of taking and printing photographs (noun.act)
     
  • score (verb.competition)
    athletics, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)
     
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