shoot
The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plantThe emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
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» Tom wants you to shoot Mary.
Том хочет, чтобы ты выстрелил в Мэри. — sharptoothed
Том хоче, щоб ти застрелив Мері. — deniko
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12 sensesThe emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
Ableger
побе́гpobég
A photography session.
съёмкаsʺjómka
A hunt or shooting competition.
the act of shooting at targets
(slang)An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
A rush of water; a rapid.
A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
A shoat; a young pig.
A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
Examples
776 sentencesTom wants you to shoot Mary.
Том хоче, щоб ти застрелив Мері. — deniko
ruТом хочет, чтобы ты выстрелил в Мэри. — sharptoothed
Where did you learn to shoot?
Де ти навчився стріляти? — deniko
ruГде вы научились стрелять? — marafon
We had to shoot our horses.
Нам довелося застрелити наших коней. — Ahha
Did Tom say anything about the shooting?
Том щось казав про перестрілку? — deniko
ruТом рассказал что-нибудь о перестрелке? — sharptoothed
Tom saw the man shoot the driver.
Том бачив, як цей чоловік стріляв у водія. — deniko
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English scheten, schoten, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-WestInherited from Middle English scheten, schoten, from Old English scēotan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeutan, from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwd-e-ti, thematic present of *(s)kewd- (“to shoot, throw”).
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Forms
plural: shootsWord family
27 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- going to shoot
- to shoot the
- have to shoot
- how to shoot
- tried to shoot
- shooting star
- want to shoot
- to shoot anybody
- shoot anybody
- to shoot anyone
- shoot anyone
- was shooting at
See also
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