Meaning

2 senses

  1. To shoot with precision.

    aim and shoot with great precision

  2. To correct another's mistake, typically minor, in order to provide more accurate information.

Origin

Back-formation from sharpshooter.

Back-formation from sharpshooter.

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Forms

sharpshoots, sharpshooting, sharpshot, sharpshot
Base formsharpshoot · to sharpshoot
3rd person singularsharpshoots
Present participlesharpshooting
Past simplesharpshot
Past participlesharpshot

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysharpshoot
he, she, itsharpshoots

Past simpleLesson

all personssharpshot

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sharpshot
he, she, ithas sharpshot

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sharpshoot

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • aim and shoot with great precision:snipe

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsharpshooter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sharpensharpenersharplyB2sharpnessshatterB2
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