shoot

I

n.

young plant

1) a bamboo shoot

hunting trip

(esp. BE)

2) (to go on) a tiger shoot

II

v.

1) (D; tr.) ('to execute by shooting') to shoot as (he was shot as a deserter)

2) (D; intr.) ('to fire') to shoot at (to shoot at smb.)

3) (colloq.) (esp. AE) (d; intr.) ('to aim') to shoot for (to shoot for the top)

4) (D; intr., tr.) ('to fire') to shoot into (to shoot into the air)

5) (N; used with an adjective) ('to hit with gun-fire') to shoot smb. dead

6) (P; intr.) ('to move quickly') they shot past us in a sports car

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[ʃuːt]

['hunting trip'] (esp. BE) (to go on) a tiger shoot

['young plant'] a bamboo shoot