What does “shoot” mean?
- 1
verbto fire a gun or other weapon
The hunter shot at the deer but missed.
- 2
verbto kick or throw a ball to try to score
He shot from the edge of the box and scored.
- 3
verbto make a movie or take photos
The film was shot in New Mexico.
Shoot at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ʃut/ · SHOOT
- Forms
- shot
How to use “shoot” correctly
“Shoot at” means try to hit; “shoot” alone with a person means hit them.
Common phrases with “shoot”
- shoot a film
- shoot at sth
- shoot and score
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- shot
- shooter
- shooting
Idioms with “shoot”
- Shoot the breeze: To chat in a relaxed way about unimportant things.
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