Shot Shoot Shooting Kill Gun ʃuːt Police Quickly

• don't shoot—i surrender.
• troops shooting at the enemy
• the police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at).
• he shot an arrow from his bow.

shoot

1. to fire a gun or other weapon; to fire something from a weapon
• Don't shoot—I surrender.
• troops shooting at the enemy
• The police rarely shoot to kill (= try to kill the people they shoot at).
• He shot an arrow from his bow.
• They shot the lock off (= removed it by shooting).
2. to kill or wound a person or an animal with a bullet, etc.
• A man was shot in the leg.
• He shot himself during a fit of depression.
• The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape.
• Three people were shot dead during the robbery.
3. to fire bullets, etc.
• This is just a toy gun—it doesn't shoot real bullets.
4. to hunt and kill birds and animals with a gun as a sport
• to shoot pheasants
• They go shooting in Scotland.
5. to move suddenly or quickly in one direction; to make somebody/something move in this way
• A plane shot across the sky.
• His hand shot out to grab her.
• Flames were shooting up through the roof.
• The band's last single shot straight to number one in the charts.
• He shot out his hand to grab her.
6. to move suddenly and quickly and be very sharp
• a shooting pain in the back
• The pain shot up her arm.
7. to direct something at somebody suddenly or quickly
• Journalists were shooting questions at the candidates.
• She shot an angry glance at him.
• She shot him an angry glance.
8. to make a film/movie or photograph of something
• See related entries: Making films
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/making_films/shoot_4
• Cameras ready? OK, shoot!
• Where was the movie shot?
• The movie was shot in black and white.
9. to try to kick, hit or throw the ball into a goal or to score a point
• See related entries: Soccer
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/soccer/shoot_1
• He should have shot instead of passing.
• After school we'd be on the driveway shooting baskets (= playing basketball).
10. to make a particular score in a complete round or competition
• See related entries: Golf
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/golf/shoot_2
• She shot a 75 in the first round.
11. to play particular games
• to shoot pool
12. to get rid of somebody/something so you no longer have the problems they cause
• I'll be glad to get shot of this car.
13. used to emphasize how easy it is to do something
• What do you mean you can't do it? It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel!
14. to have used all your power, money or supplies
15. to have a conversation in an informal way
• synonym chat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chat_1
• We sat around in the bar, shooting the breeze.
16. to react quickly without thinking carefully first
17. to fight against somebody with guns, especially until one side is killed or defeated
• related noun shoot-out
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/shoot-out
• The gang decided to shoot it out with the police.
18. to blame the person who gives the news that something bad has happened, instead of the person who is really responsible
• Don't shoot the messenger!
19. to talk with too much pride about something
• See related entries: Proud
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/proud/shoot_5
20. to talk about something that is private or secret
21. to go in a boat over part of a river where the water flows very fast
• See related entries: Travelling by boat or ship
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/travelling_by_boat_or_ship/shoot_6
22. to do or say something that will cause you a lot of trouble or harm, especially when you are trying to get an advantage for yourself

Extra Examples

• Any intruders will be shot on sight.
• Four policemen were fatally shot in the incident.
• Four protestors were shot and killed by police.
• He accidentally shot himself in the foot.
• He was shot in the back.
• I thought for a moment that he was going to shoot.
• If caught, the men could be summarily shot as spies.
• If they shoot, we shoot back.
• She practised for days until she could shoot straight.
• She was shot to death for a crime she did not commit.
• She was shot with a small automatic pistol.
• The airliner was shot down near Korea.
• The police shot him dead.
• The soldiers shot back at invading planes with rifles.
• The soldiers were shooting at a target.
• The soldiers were told to shoot to kill.
• Troops shot into the air to stop the rioting.
• a shoot-to-kill policy
• A cat shot out into the road in front of him.
• Does this gun actually shoot?
• Don’t shoot— I surrender.
• Have you ever shot a gun before?
• He shot an arm out to stop her.
• He was involved in a serious shooting incident.
• I saw someone shooting past the window.
• The guards were ordered to shoot on sight anyone trying to escape.
• The police rarely shoot to kill.
• They began shooting at the enemy.
• This is just a toy gun — it doesn’t shoot real bullets.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they shoot
• he / she / it shoots
• past simple shot
• past participle shot
• -ing form shooting

Word Origin

• Old English scēotan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch scieten and German sciessen, also to sheet, the noun shot, and shut.